Botany Bay

Farewell to old England forever,

Farewell to my rum culls as well,

Farewell to the wellknown Old Bailey

Where I used for to cut such a swell.

Singing too-ral, li-ooral, li-addity,

Singing too-ral, li-ooral, li-ay,

Singing too-ral, li-ooral, li-addity,

And we're bound for Botany Bay.

There's the captain as is our commander,

There's the bosun and all the ship's crew,

There's the first and the secondclass passengers,

Knows what we poor convicts go through.

Singing too-ral, li-ooral, li-addity,

Singing too-ral, li-ooral, li-ay,

Singing too-ral, li-ooral, li-addity,

And we're bound for Botany Bay.

Oh had I the wings of a turtledove,

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.

Singing too-ral, li-ooral, li-addity,

Singing too-ral, li-ooral, li-ay,

Singing too-ral, li-ooral, li-addity,

And we're bound for Botany Bay.

Singing too-ral, li-ooral, li-addity,

Singing too-ral, li-ooral, li-ay,

Singing too-ral, li-ooral, li-addity,

Or you'll find us in Botany Bay.