Botany Bay

Wilhelm Meyer Lutz

{t: Botany Bay}
{st: Wilhelm Meyer Lutz}
{time: 3/4}


{c:Briskly 3/4}

|        [G] / [D7] / [G] / [G]

Fare-[G]well to old [D7]England for-[G]ever [D7]
Fare-[G]well to my [C]rum culls as [D7]well [D7]
Fare-[G]well to the [C]well known Old [G]Bailee [C]
Where I [G]used for to [D7]cut such a [G]swell [D7]


{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}
Singing [G]too-ral li-[D7]ooral li-[G]ad-dity [D7]
Singing [G]too-ral li-[C]ooral li-[D7]ay [D7]
Singing [G]too-ral li-[C]ooral li-[G]ad-dity [C] 
And we're [G]bound for [D7]Botany [G]Bay [G]
{eoc}


There's the [G]captain as [D7]is our Com-[G]mander [D7]
There's the [G]bo'sun and [C]all the ship's [D7]crew [D7]
There's the [G]first and [C]second class [G]passengers [C]
Knows [G]what we poor [D7]convicts go [G]through [D7]


{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}
Singing [G]too-ral li-[D7]ooral li-[G]ad-dity [D7]
Singing [G]too-ral li-[C]ooral li-[D7]ay [D7]
Singing [G]too-ral li-[C]ooral li-[G]ad-dity [C] 
And we're [G]bound for [D7]Botany [G]Bay [G]
{eoc}


'taint [G]leavin' old [D7]England we [G]cares about [D7]
'taint [G]cos we mis-[C]pels what we [D7]knows [D7]
But be-[G]cos all we [C]light-fingered [G]gentry [C]
Hops a-[G]round with a [D7]log on our [G]toes [D7]


{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}
Singing [G]too-ral li-[D7]ooral li-[G]ad-dity [D7]
Singing [G]too-ral li-[C]ooral li-[D7]ay [D7]
Singing [G]too-ral li-[C]ooral li-[G]ad-dity [C] 
And we're [G]bound for [D7]Botany [G]Bay [G]
{eoc}


For [G]seven long [D7]years I'll be [G]staying here [D7]
For [G]seven long [C]years and a [D7]day [D7]
For [G]meeting a [C]cove in an [G]area [C]
And [G]taking his [D7]ticker a-[G]way [D7]


{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}
Singing [G]too-ral li-[D7]ooral li-[G]ad-dity [D7]
Singing [G]too-ral li-[C]ooral li-[D7]ay [D7]
Singing [G]too-ral li-[C]ooral li-[G]ad-dity [C] 
And we're [G]bound for [D7]Botany [G]Bay [G]
{eoc}


Oh, had [G]I the [D7]wings of a [G]turtle-dove [D7]
I'd [G]soar on my [C]pinions so [D7]high [D7]
Slap [G]bang to tha [C]arms of my [G]Polly Love [C]
And [G]in her sweet [D7]presence I'd [G]die [D7]


{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}
Singing [G]too-ral li-[D7]ooral li-[G]ad-dity [D7]
Singing [G]too-ral li-[C]ooral li-[D7]ay [D7]
Singing [G]too-ral li-[C]ooral li-[G]ad-dity [C] 
And we're [G]bound for [D7]Botany [G]Bay [G]
{eoc}


Now, [G]all my young [D7]Dookies and [G]Duchesses [D7]
Take [G]warning from [C]what I've to [D7]say [D7]
Mind [G]all is your [C]own as you [G]touchesses [C]
Or you'll [G]find us in [D7]Botany [G]Bay [D7]


{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}
Singing [G]too-ral li-[D7]ooral li-[G]ad-dity [D7]
Singing [G]too-ral li-[C]ooral li-[D7]ay [D7]
Singing [G]too-ral li-[C]ooral li-[G]ad-dity [C] 
And we're [G]bound for [D7]Botany [G]Bay [G]
{eoc}



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