Jim Jones at Botany Bay

from Convicts and Bushrangers by The Queensland Tiger

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Traditional Australian folk song about Transportation from England in the first half of the 19 century ........ Violin by Mikhail Bugaev ..........

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============== LYRICS ==============
Jim Jones at Botany Bay
(Traditional)
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[V.1]
Oh listen for a moment, lads, and hear me tell me tale,
How over the sea from England’s shore I was compelled to sail.
The jury says,“ He’s guilty, sir ! ” and says the judge, says he,
“For life, Jim Jones, I’m sending you across the stormy sea.
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[V.2]
And take my tip before you ship to join the iron gang.
Don’t be too gay at Botany Bay, or else you’ll surely hang.
Or else you’ll surely hang,” says he, “and after that, Jim Jones,
It’s high up on the gallows tree, the crows’ll pick your bones.
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[V.3]
“You’ll have no chance of mischief there, remember what I say.
They’ll flog the poaching out of you, when you gets to Botany Bay”.
The waves were high upon the sea, the winds blew up in gales,
I ‘d rather have drowned in misery than go to New South Wales.
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[V.4]
The winds blew high upon the sea, and the pirates came along, But the soldiers on our convict ship were 500 strong.…
They opened fire and somehow drove the pirate ship away.
I’d rather have joined that pirate ship than go to Botany Bay.
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[V.5]
For day and night the irons clang, and, like poor galley-slaves,
We toil and moil and when we die must fill dishonoured graves.
But by and by I’ll break my chains; into the bush I’ll go,
And join the brave bushrangers there, Jack Donahue and Co.
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[V.6]
And one dark night when everything is silent in the town
I’ll kill the tyrants one and all, I’ll shoot the floggers down.
I’ll give the law a little shock, remember what I say,
They’ll yet regret they sent Jim Jones in chains to Botany Bay
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from Convicts and Bushrangers, track released November 20, 2019
Traditional . Violin by Mikhail Bugaev

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The Queensland Tiger covers traditional Australian ballads mainly from 19C.: e.g. Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson, Breaker Morant, Charles Thatcher, etc…. true to the original works.
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