Botany Bay sung by the soprano Mirusia Louwerse
Andre Rieu (Holland) his orchestra choir and the soprano Mirusia Louwerse (Australia) sings Botany Bay in
Brisbane.
October. 12, 2013 in the Brisbane
Composer: by Florian Pascal (English)
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Lyrics
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Farewell to old England for ever,
Farewell to my rum coes[alt 1] as well,
Farewell to the well-known Old Bailey
Where I used for[alt 2] to cut such a swell.
Chorus:
Singing too-ral-li, oo-ral-li, addity,
Singing too-ral-li, oo-ral-li, ay,
Singing too-ral-li, oo-ral-li, addity,
And we're bound for Botany Bay.
There's the captain as is our commander,
There's the bo'sun and all the ship's crew,
There's the first- and the second-class passengers,
Knows what we poor convicts go through.
'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.
These seven long years I've been serving now[alt 3]
And seven long more have to stay[alt 4]
All for bashing a bloke down our alley[alt 5]
And taking his ticker away.
Oh, had I the wings of a turtle-dove,
I'd soar on my pinions so high,
Straight back[alt 6] to the arms of my Polly love,
And in her sweet presence I'd die.
Now all my young Dookies and Duchesses,
Take warning from what I've to say:
Mind all is your own as you toucheses
Or you'll find us in Botany Bay.