Songbook/Botany Bay

=Botany Bay=
 * Refrain


 * Fare-well to your bricks andmortar, Fare-well to yourdirty lies.


 * Fare-well to your gangwaysand your gang planks,


 * And tohell with your over-time.


 * For thegood ship Rag-amuffin


 * islyingat theQuay,


 * For totake out Pat with a shovel on his back


 * To the shores ofBotanyBay.


 * Verse 1


 * Whileon my way downto the quay where theship at anchorlays


 * To command a gang of&#160;navvys


 * thatI was told toengage


 * Istopped in for to drink awhile be- fore Igoaway.


 * For totake a trip on an emigrant ship to the shores ofBotanyBay.


 * Verse 2


 * Wellthe boss came up thismorning, and hesaid &quot;WellPat youknow


 * If you didn't get thosenavvys out I'm a-fraid you'll have togo &quot;


 * So Iasked him for mywages and de-mandedall mypay


 * And Itold him straight, we would all emigrate to the shores ofBotanyBay.


 * Verse 3


 * Andwhen I reach Aus-tralia I'llgo andsearch forgold.


 * There'splenty there fordigging up, orso I have beentold.


 * Orelse I'll go back to my trade and ahundredbricks I'lllay


 * Be-cause I live for an eight hour shift on the shores ofBotanyBay.

Midi
That, wat can not be shown in the Midi: It's a drinking song that one should be sung with much pep.



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