Botany Bay (2)
TradFarewell to old England for ever
Farewell to my rum culls as well
And farewell to the well known 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
Singin too-ral-liooral-li-addity
And we’ll see you in 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 second class passengers
Knows what we poor convicts goes through
Singing too-ral-li-ooral-li-addity
Singing too-ral-li-ooral-li-ay
Singin too-ral-liooral-li-addity
And we’ll see you in Botany Bay
‘Taint leaving old England we cares about
‘Taint ’cause we mis-spells what we knows
But because all we light fingered gentry
Hops around with a log on our toes
Singing too-ral-li-ooral-li-addity
Singing too-ral-li-ooral-li-ay
Singin too-ral-liooral-li-addity
And we’ll see you in 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
Singin too-ral-liooral-li-addity
And we’ll see you in Botany Bay
Now all my young dookies and duchesses
Take warning from what I’ve to say
Mind all is your own as you touchesses
Or we’ll see you in Botany Bay
Singing too-ral-li-ooral-li-addity
Singing too-ral-li-ooral-li-ay
Singin too-ral-liooral-li-addity
And we’ll see you in Botany Bay