John Williamson – Botany Bay (Guitar)

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Fare well to old England for ever

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Fare well to my rum culls as well

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Fare  well to the well known Old Bailee

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Where I used for to cut such a swell

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Singing Too-ral Li-ooral li-ad-dity

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Singing too-ral li-ooral li-ay

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Singing too-ral li-ooral li-ad-dity

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And we're bound for Botany Bay

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'taint leavin' old England we cares about

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'taint cos we misspells what we knows

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But becos all we light-fingered gentry

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Hops around with a log on our toes

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Singing Too-ral Li-ooral li-ad-dity

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Singing too-ral li-ooral li-ay

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Singing too-ral li-ooral li-ad-dity

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And we're bound for Botany Bay

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Now the captain as is our Commander

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There's the bo'sun and all the ship's crew

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There's the first and second class passengers

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Knows what we poor convicts go through

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Singing Too-ral Li-ooral li-ad-dity

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Singing too-ral li-ooral li-ay

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Singing too-ral li-ooral li-ad-dity

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And we're bound for Botany Bay

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Oh, had I the wings of a turtledove

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I'd soar on my pinions so high

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Slap bang to the arms of my Polly Love

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And in her sweet presence I'd die

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Singing Too-ral Li-ooral li-ad-dity

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Singing too-ral li-ooral li-ay

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Singing too-ral li-ooral li-ad-dity

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And we're bound for Botany Bay

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So come all ye young Dookies and Duchesses

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Take warning from what I've to say

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Mind all is your own as you touchesses

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Or you'll find us in Botany Bay

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Singing Too-ral Li-ooral li-ad-dity

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Singing too-ral li-ooral li-ay

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Singing too-ral li-ooral li-ad-dity

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And we're bound for Botany Bay

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Singing Too-ral Li-ooral li-ad-dity

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Singing too-ral li-ooral li-ay

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Singing too-ral li-ooral li-ad-dity

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And we're bound for Botany Bay