Botany Bay - André Rieu, Mirusia Louwerse

Farewell to Old England forever

Farewell to my old pals as well

Farewell to the well known Old Bailey

Where I once used to be such a swell

Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ad-di-ty

Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ay

Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ad-di-ty

Oh we are bound for Botany Bay

There’s the captain as is our commandeer

There’s bo’sun and all the ship’s crew

There’s first and the second class passengers

Knows what we poor convicts goes through

Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ad-di-ty

Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ay

Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ad-di-ty

Oh we are bound for Botany Bay

'Taint leaving Old England we cares about

'Taint 'cos we mispells wot we knows

But becos all we light finger’d gentry

Hop’s around with a log on our toes

Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ad-di-ty

Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ay

Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ad-di-ty

Oh we are 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 too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ad-di-ty

Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ay

Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ad-di-ty

Oh we are 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 too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ad-di-ty

Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ay

Singing too-rall, li-oo-rall, li-ad-di-ty

Oh we are bound for Botany Bay

Now all my young Dookies and Duchesses

Take warning from what I’ve to say

Mind all is your own as you touch-es-es

Or you’ll find us in Botany Bay