John Williamson Botany Bay song lyrics
John Williamson Botany Bay song lyrics
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
Chorus
Singing toorali-orali-addity
Singing toorali-oolari-ai
Singing toorali-ollari-addity
We're bound for Botany Bay
Chorus
'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.
Chorus
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
Chorus
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
Chorus
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,
Chorus x2