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BOTANY BAY

Traditional Australian


[C] Farewell to old [G7] England for [C] ever
Fare-[C]-well to my [F] rum culls as [G7] well
Fare-[C]-well to the [F] well known Old [C] Bailey
Where I [C] once used to [G7] cut such a [C] swell

Singing [C] Toorali-[G7]-oorali-[C]-addity
Singing [C] toorali-[F]-oorali-[G7]-ay
Singing [C] toorali-[F]-oorali-[C]-addity
And we're [C] bound for [G7] Botany [C] Bay

There's the [C] captain as [G7] is our Com-[C]-mander
There's the [C] bo'sun and [F] all the ship's [G7] crew
There's the [C] first and the [F] second-class [C] passengers
Knows [C] what we poor [G7] convicts go [C] through

Singing [C] Toorali-[G7]-oorali-[C]-addity
Singing [C] toorali-[F]-oorali-[G7]-ay
Singing [C] toorali-[F]-oorali-[C]-addity
And we're [C] bound for [G7] Botany [C] Bay

'taint [C] leavin' old [G7] England we [C] cares about
'taint [C] cause we mis-[F]-spells what we [G7] knows
But [C] because all we [F] light-fingered [C] gentry
Hops [C] around with a [G7] log on our [C] toes

Singing [C] Toorali-[G7]-oorali-[C]-addity
Singing [C] toorali-[F]-oorali-[G7]-ay
Singing [C] toorali-[F]-oorali-[C]-addity
And we're [C] bound for [G7] Botany [C] Bay

For [C] seven long [G7] years I'll be [C] staying here
For [C] seven long [F] years and a [G7] day
For [C] meeting a [F] cove in an [C] area
And [C] taking his [G7] ticker a-[C]-way

Singing [C] Toorali-[G7]-oorali-[C]-addity
Singing [C] toorali-[F]-oorali-[G7]-ay
Singing [C] toorali-[F]-oorali-[C]-addity
And we're [C] bound for [G7] Botany [C] Bay

Oh, [C] had I the [G7] wings of a [C] turtledove
I'd [C] soar on my [F] pinions so [G7] high
Slap [C] bang to the [F] arms of my [F] Polly love
And [C] in her sweet [G7] presence I'd [C] die

Singing [C] Toorali-[G7]-oorali-[C]-addity
Singing [C] toorali-[F]-oorali-[G7]-ay
Singing [C] toorali-[F]-oorali-[C]-addity
And we're [C] bound for [G7] Botany [C] Bay

Now, [C] all my young [G7] Dookies and [C] Duchesses
Take [C] warning from [F] what I've to [G7] say
Mind [C] all is your [F] own as you [C] touchesses
Or you'll [C] find us in [G7] Botany [C] Bay

Singing [C] Toorali-[G7]-oorali-[C]-addity
Singing [C] toorali-[F]-oorali-[G7]-ay
Singing [C] toorali-[F]-oorali-[C]-addity
And we're [C] bound for [G7] Botany [C] Bay

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