Bound for Botany Bay + words

Описание: Filmed at Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia.
Song Sung by - Bruce Maginnis

Farewell to old England forever, farewell to my rum culls as well
Farewell to the well known Old Bailey, where I used for to cut such a swell
Singing Tooral liooral liaddity, singing Tooral liooral liay
Singing Tooral liooral liaddity, and we're bound for 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 go through
Singing Tooral liooral liaddity, singing Tooral liooral liay
Singing Tooral liooral liaddity, and we're bound for Botany Bay

Taint leaving old England we cares about, taint cos we mis-spells what we knows
But because all we light fingered gentry, hops around with a log on our toes
Singing Tooral liooral liaddity, singing Tooral liooral liay
Singing Tooral liooral liaddity, and we're bound for Botany Bay

These seven long years I've been serving now, and seven long more have to stay
All for bashing a bloke down our alley, and taking his ticker away
Singing Tooral liooral liaddity, singing Tooral liooral liay
Singing Tooral liooral liaddity, and we're bound for Botany Bay

Oh had I the wings of a turtle dove, 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 Tooral liooral liaddity, singing Tooral liooral liay
Singing Tooral liooral liaddity, and we're bound for Botany Bay

Now all my young Dookies and Dutchesses, take warning from what I've to say
Mind all is your own as you toucheses, or you'll find us in Botany Bay
Singing Tooral liooral liaddity, singing Tooral liooral liay
Singing Tooral liooral liaddity, and we're bound for Botany Bay

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Notes

First published in Sydney Golden Songster in 1893 This song is a burlesque, written by Stephens and Yardley, from the comedy 'Little Jack Shepherd' that played in London in 1885, and in Melbourne in 1886. 'Botany Bay' shares two verses with 'Fairwell to Judges and Juries' a broadside c.1820

Filmed Wednesday 19.11.14 (SAM 3433)

On the 29th April 1770 a British ship named the Endeavour, and under the command of James Cook, anchored in what was later named Botany Bay. Botany Bay is now surrounded by the suburbs of Sydney. Later in August 1770, Captain James Cook in the name of King George 111 of Great Britain, claimed possession of the whole east coast of Australia, at first he called it New Wales. He later changed it to New South Wales.

Ten years after the naming of Botany Bay the first fleet left Britain in May 1787 and reached Botany Bay on January 19-20-1788. There were eleven vessels which carried about 730 convicts and 250 free settlers

This is not a history lesson about the discovery of Australia. If you want more detailed and accurate information may I suggest you go to an encyclopaedia. However if some knowledgeable person or persons want to correct me please do so. Just go to my e-mail and information page and e-mail away.

Verses of this Song
If you read the verses of this song you will realize that many of the original settlers were convicts and subjected to a cruel, a very desperate and hard life - in a strange inhospitable land - as were the free settlers. Yet in spite of this I believe this song more so than any other relating to Australia shows a great spirit of optimism, which even today typifies the character of Australians no matter where they originally came from. Unfortunately this can sometimes be misinterpreted as cheekiness, cockiness or even arrogance.

One of the most evil and notorious penal colonies was situated at Port Arthur in Tasmania, where apart from the extreme cruelty meted out to the prisoners, the total population of Aboriginals bar one were killed. I think every Australian feels, sorrow and regret for the appalling and inhuman treatment of the Aboriginals along with the prisoners.
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