Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Botany Bay, artist - John Williamson. Album song Bound for Botany Bay, in the genre Кантри
Date of issue: 30.09.1982
Record label: Emusic
Song language: English
Botany Bay |
Farewell to Old England forever |
Farewell to my rum culls as well |
Farewell to the well known Old Bailee |
Where I used for to cut such a swell |
Singing toorali-orali-addity |
Singing toorali-oolari-ai |
Singing toorali-ollari-addity |
We’re bound for Botany Bay |
'Taint leaving Old England we cares about |
'Taint 'cos we mispells wot we knows |
But becos all we light fingered gentry |
Hop’s around with a log on our toes |
There’s the captain as is our commander |
There’s bo’sun and all the ship’s crew |
There’s first and the second class passengers |
Knows what we poor convicts goes through |
Oh had I wings of a turtle-dove |
I’d soar on my pinions so high |
Slap bang to the arms of my Polly love |
And in her sweet presence I’d die |
Now all my young Dookies and Duchesses |
Take warning from what I’ve to say |
Mind all is your own as you toucheses |
Or you’ll find us in Botany Bay |