1788

One man, landed on the eastern shore today White sails in a red sunset, we came from far away New land, a new hope, for the free settlers that came But spent nine months in the sunburnt land, it drove a good man insane We came with nothing you and I We came with nothing on the sea, we survived Sail Away on the good ship endeavour New hope hells gates Van Diemens Land Sail Away on the good ship endeavour New hope hells gates great southern land One man, landed on the eastern shore today White sails in a red sunset, we came from far away It's her majesty's solution for the overcrowding in the jails And for all our petty crimes my friend, we had to sail We came with nothing you and I We came with nothing on the sea, we survived Sail Away on the good ship endeavour New hope hells gates Van Diemens Land Sail Away on the good ship endeavour New hope hells gates great southern land