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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