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Botany Bay
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Singer/Songwriter
Botany Bay was released on January 1, 1986 by Shanachie as a part of the album Live Alive-Oh
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1986
LabelShanachie
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM104

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Music Video

Credits

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Farewell to your bricks and mortar, farewell to your dirty lime
Farewell to your gangways and your gang planks
To hell with your overtime
For the good ship Ragamuffin is lying at the quay
For to take oul Pat with a shovel on his back
To the shores of Botany Bay
[Verse 2]
I'm on my way down to the quay, where the good ship lies in bay
To command a gang of navvys, I was told to engage
Stopped in for to drink a while, thought it was okay
To take a trip, an emigrant ship to the shores of Botany Bay
[Verse 3]
Farewell to your bricks and mortar, farewell to your dirty lime
Farewell to your gangways and your gang planks
To hell with your overtime
For the good ship Ragamuffin is lying at the quay
For to take oul Pat with a shovel on his back
To the shores of Botany Bay
[Verse 4]
Well, the foreman called this morning, he said, "Well, Pat you know
If you didn't get your navvys out, I'm afraid you'll have to go"
I asked him for my wages, he told me, "Go away"
Then I told him straight, I would emigrate to the shores of Botany Bay
[Verse 5]
Farewell to your bricks and mortar, farewell to your dirty lime
Farewell to your gangways and your gang planks
To hell with your overtime
For the good ship Ragamuffin is lying at the quay
For to take oul Pat with a shovel on his back
To the shores of Botany Bay
[Verse 6]
And when we reach Australia, I'll go and look for gold
There's plenty there for digging up, or so I have been told
And if I take a notion, I'll go back to the sea
For to take oul Pat with a shovel on his back to the shores of Botany Bay
[Verse 7]
Farewell to your bricks and mortar, farewell to your dirty lime
Farewell to your gangways and your gang planks
To hell with your overtime
For the good ship Ragamuffin is lying at the quay
For to take oul Pat with a shovel on his back
To the shores of Botany Bay
[Verse 8]
Farewell to your bricks and mortar, farewell to your dirty lime
Farewell to your gangways and your gang planks
To hell with your overtime
For the good ship Ragamuffin is lying at the quay
For to take oul Pat with a shovel on his back
To the shores of Botany Bay
Written by: Leon Berger
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