Gary Shearston - Jim Jones At Botany Bay | Текст песни

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• Jim Jones At Botany Bay

Listen for a moment lads
And hear me tell my tale
How over sea from England shore
I was condemned to sail
The jury found me guilty sir
And said the judge, said he
\"For life, Jim Jones, I'll sentence you
Across the stormy sea
I take my tip before you ship
To join the iron gang
Don't be too gay in Botany Bay
Or else you'll surely hang
Or else you'll surely hang,\" says he
\"And after that, Jim Jones
High upon the gallows tree
The crows will pick your bones\"

You have no chance for mischief then
Remember what I say
They'll flog the poaching out of you
Down there in Botany Bay

The wind grow high upon the sea
And some pirates came along
But the soldiers on our convict ship
They were five hundred strong
They opened fire and somehow drove
That pirate ship away
I'd rather have joined that pirate ship
Than come to Botany Bay

Now it's day and night and the irons clang
And like poor galley slaves
We toil and toil, and when we die
We fill dishonored graves
But by and by I'll break my chains
Into the bush I'll go
And join the bravest rankers there
Like Donohue and co
And some dark night, when everything
Is silent in the town
I'll kill those tyrants one by one
And shoot the flogger down
I'll give the land a little shock
Remember what I say
They'll yet regret they've sent Jim Jones
In chains to Botany Bay