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Originally Posted by Rockerbob
I'm not an Aussie, but my research shows that the can is a "billy", as in "waited 'til his billy boiled."
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http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/matilda.htm for slang reference
but according to this book from 1947 entitled coffee and tea it means making tea.
http://www.246.dk/teacramer.html
I´m not Australian either but I became intrigued with this song because we sang it in English class at my school when I was a kid.