A Tale They Won't Believe
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We left Macquarie Harbour
It was in the pouring rain
None of us quite sure if we would see England again
Some fool muttered "Death or Liberty"
There were six of us together
A jolly hungry crew
And as the days went by you know
Our hunger quickly grew
Some fool muttered "Death or Liberty"
So that night, we made fires out of twigs and out of bark
And our stomachs, they were grumbling
All through the night, so dark
We were only trying
To keep ourselves alive
When the sun came up next morning
The six had turned to five
And I said
Right there's another one don't you frown
Chew the meat and hold it down
It's a tale they won't believe
When I get down to Hobart Town
Our five of us were nervous
And I'll tell you, that's a fact
But you should've seen the bastard
Who was carrying the axe
He was a sick man, he had murder in his heart
And then we reached the Franklin River
And it took two days to cross
We were wet and almost starving
And for food we're at a loss
We were hungry men with murder on our minds
So that night, we made fire out of twigs and out of bark
And our stomachs, they were rumbling
All through the night, so dark
And they were making noises, the dead could not ignore
When the sun came up next morning
The five had turned to four
And I said
Right there's another one don't you frown
Chew the meat and hold it down
It's a tale they won't believe
When I get down to Hobart Town
Well, the four of us kept marching
To a place called Western Tiers
A country full of tasty game, for us it held no cheer
We had no guns, we were travelling without hope
The axe had loomed so ominous
And God's hand was at play
The sick man is the type of game that cannot run away
So stay easy, my poor man, your time's at hand
So that night, we made fires out of twigs and out of bark
And our stomachs, they were grumbling
All through the night, so dark
Can't say that I feel guilty, after all it wasn't me
When the sun came up next morning
The four had turned to three
And I said
Right there's another one don't you frown
Chew the meat and hold it down
It's a tale they won't believe
When I get down to Hobart Town
The three of us kept moving
One was fading fast
He'd been bitten by a snake, and you could see he would not last
Stay easy, my good man, your time's at hand
When he could last no longer
His days were fading fast
We were far too weak to carry him
Subsistency comes first
Stay easy, my good man, your time's at hand
So that night, we made fires, out of twigs and out of bark
And our stomachs, they were grumbling
All through the night, so dark
It was a messy job
But it was one we had to do
When the sun came up next day, guess what
The three had turned to two
And I said
Right there's another one don't you frown
Chew the meat and hold it down
It's a tale they won't believe
When I get down to Hobart Town
Now he'd been looking at me funny
Sort of eyeing me for days
You would not need to be too bright
To know that bastard's ways
He was a sick man, he had murder in his heart
But even bastards have to rest
And even bastards have to sleep
And when he was in the land of Nod
Straight over I did creep
And the axe that he once wielded now was mine
So that night, I made a fire, out of twigs and out of bark
And my stomach, it kept rumbling
Out through the night, so dark
Can't say that I enjoyed it
It wasn't exactly fun
When the sun came up next morning
The two had turned to one
And I said
Right there's another one don't you frown
Chew the meat and hold it down
It's a tale they won't believe
When I get down to Hobart Town
Well now, history's a pack of lies
As any fool can tell
So when I got down to Hobart Town
I told my story well
But do you think they would believe one word I said
They thought I was covering
For my mates, still at large
That they'd be roaming in the bush
So wild and free
And back to Old Macquarie Harbour they sent me
But I remember, fires made out of twigs and made of bark
And my stomach it was grumbling
All through the night, so dark
And this young fool, he just said to me
"It's Liberty or Death"
And he looked a rather tasty one, I just could not help it singing
Right there's another one, don't you frown
Chew the meat and hold it down
It's a tale they won't believe
When I get down
When I get down
When I get down to Hobart Town
It was in the pouring rain
None of us quite sure if we would see England again
Some fool muttered "Death or Liberty"
There were six of us together
A jolly hungry crew
And as the days went by you know
Our hunger quickly grew
Some fool muttered "Death or Liberty"
So that night, we made fires out of twigs and out of bark
And our stomachs, they were grumbling
All through the night, so dark
We were only trying
To keep ourselves alive
When the sun came up next morning
The six had turned to five
And I said
Right there's another one don't you frown
Chew the meat and hold it down
It's a tale they won't believe
When I get down to Hobart Town
Our five of us were nervous
And I'll tell you, that's a fact
But you should've seen the bastard
Who was carrying the axe
He was a sick man, he had murder in his heart
And then we reached the Franklin River
And it took two days to cross
We were wet and almost starving
And for food we're at a loss
We were hungry men with murder on our minds
So that night, we made fire out of twigs and out of bark
And our stomachs, they were rumbling
All through the night, so dark
And they were making noises, the dead could not ignore
When the sun came up next morning
The five had turned to four
And I said
Right there's another one don't you frown
Chew the meat and hold it down
It's a tale they won't believe
When I get down to Hobart Town
Well, the four of us kept marching
To a place called Western Tiers
A country full of tasty game, for us it held no cheer
We had no guns, we were travelling without hope
The axe had loomed so ominous
And God's hand was at play
The sick man is the type of game that cannot run away
So stay easy, my poor man, your time's at hand
So that night, we made fires out of twigs and out of bark
And our stomachs, they were grumbling
All through the night, so dark
Can't say that I feel guilty, after all it wasn't me
When the sun came up next morning
The four had turned to three
And I said
Right there's another one don't you frown
Chew the meat and hold it down
It's a tale they won't believe
When I get down to Hobart Town
The three of us kept moving
One was fading fast
He'd been bitten by a snake, and you could see he would not last
Stay easy, my good man, your time's at hand
When he could last no longer
His days were fading fast
We were far too weak to carry him
Subsistency comes first
Stay easy, my good man, your time's at hand
So that night, we made fires, out of twigs and out of bark
And our stomachs, they were grumbling
All through the night, so dark
It was a messy job
But it was one we had to do
When the sun came up next day, guess what
The three had turned to two
And I said
Right there's another one don't you frown
Chew the meat and hold it down
It's a tale they won't believe
When I get down to Hobart Town
Now he'd been looking at me funny
Sort of eyeing me for days
You would not need to be too bright
To know that bastard's ways
He was a sick man, he had murder in his heart
But even bastards have to rest
And even bastards have to sleep
And when he was in the land of Nod
Straight over I did creep
And the axe that he once wielded now was mine
So that night, I made a fire, out of twigs and out of bark
And my stomach, it kept rumbling
Out through the night, so dark
Can't say that I enjoyed it
It wasn't exactly fun
When the sun came up next morning
The two had turned to one
And I said
Right there's another one don't you frown
Chew the meat and hold it down
It's a tale they won't believe
When I get down to Hobart Town
Well now, history's a pack of lies
As any fool can tell
So when I got down to Hobart Town
I told my story well
But do you think they would believe one word I said
They thought I was covering
For my mates, still at large
That they'd be roaming in the bush
So wild and free
And back to Old Macquarie Harbour they sent me
But I remember, fires made out of twigs and made of bark
And my stomach it was grumbling
All through the night, so dark
And this young fool, he just said to me
"It's Liberty or Death"
And he looked a rather tasty one, I just could not help it singing
Right there's another one, don't you frown
Chew the meat and hold it down
It's a tale they won't believe
When I get down
When I get down
When I get down to Hobart Town
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:15.44] We left Macquarie Harbour
[00:16.88] It was in the pouring rain
[00:19.55] None of us quite sure if we would see England again
[00:23.29] Some fool muttered "Death or Liberty"
[00:26.98] There were six of us together
[00:29.03] A jolly hungry crew
[00:31.06] And as the days went by you know
[00:32.80] Our hunger quickly grew
[00:34.97] Some fool muttered "Death or Liberty"
[00:38.28] So that night, we made fires out of twigs and out of bark
[00:42.41] And our stomachs, they were grumbling
[00:44.47] All through the night, so dark
[00:46.60] We were only trying
[00:48.45] To keep ourselves alive
[00:50.24] When the sun came up next morning
[00:52.25] The six had turned to five
[00:53.67] And I said
[00:54.37] Right there's another one don't you frown
[00:56.24] Chew the meat and hold it down
[00:58.27] It's a tale they won't believe
[01:01.47] When I get down to Hobart Town
[01:05.60]
[01:10.58] Our five of us were nervous
[01:12.43] And I'll tell you, that's a fact
[01:14.33] But you should've seen the bastard
[01:16.18] Who was carrying the axe
[01:17.96] He was a sick man, he had murder in his heart
[01:22.02] And then we reached the Franklin River
[01:24.17] And it took two days to cross
[01:26.02] We were wet and almost starving
[01:27.76] And for food we're at a loss
[01:29.60] We were hungry men with murder on our minds
[01:33.47] So that night, we made fire out of twigs and out of bark
[01:37.63] And our stomachs, they were rumbling
[01:39.56] All through the night, so dark
[01:41.76] And they were making noises, the dead could not ignore
[01:45.31] When the sun came up next morning
[01:47.59] The five had turned to four
[01:48.83] And I said
[01:49.52] Right there's another one don't you frown
[01:51.47] Chew the meat and hold it down
[01:53.42] It's a tale they won't believe
[01:56.63] When I get down to Hobart Town
[02:01.84] Well, the four of us kept marching
[02:03.83] To a place called Western Tiers
[02:05.89] A country full of tasty game, for us it held no cheer
[02:09.19] We had no guns, we were travelling without hope
[02:13.59] The axe had loomed so ominous
[02:15.66] And God's hand was at play
[02:17.46] The sick man is the type of game that cannot run away
[02:20.63] So stay easy, my poor man, your time's at hand
[02:24.74] So that night, we made fires out of twigs and out of bark
[02:28.85] And our stomachs, they were grumbling
[02:30.92] All through the night, so dark
[02:32.77] Can't say that I feel guilty, after all it wasn't me
[02:36.68] When the sun came up next morning
[02:38.60] The four had turned to three
[02:40.15] And I said
[02:40.80] Right there's another one don't you frown
[02:42.77] Chew the meat and hold it down
[02:44.76] It's a tale they won't believe
[02:47.97] When I get down to Hobart Town
[02:53.17] The three of us kept moving
[02:55.23] One was fading fast
[02:56.90] He'd been bitten by a snake, and you could see he would not last
[03:00.83] Stay easy, my good man, your time's at hand
[03:04.80] When he could last no longer
[03:06.62] His days were fading fast
[03:08.63] We were far too weak to carry him
[03:11.34] Subsistency comes first
[03:12.34] Stay easy, my good man, your time's at hand
[03:16.01] So that night, we made fires, out of twigs and out of bark
[03:20.26] And our stomachs, they were grumbling
[03:22.18] All through the night, so dark
[03:24.16] It was a messy job
[03:25.99] But it was one we had to do
[03:27.97] When the sun came up next day, guess what
[03:30.05] The three had turned to two
[03:31.48] And I said
[03:32.14] Right there's another one don't you frown
[03:34.02] Chew the meat and hold it down
[03:36.02] It's a tale they won't believe
[03:39.28] When I get down to Hobart Town
[03:43.47]
[03:47.87] Now he'd been looking at me funny
[03:50.14] Sort of eyeing me for days
[03:52.26] You would not need to be too bright
[03:54.15] To know that bastard's ways
[03:55.64] He was a sick man, he had murder in his heart
[03:59.60] But even bastards have to rest
[04:01.56] And even bastards have to sleep
[04:03.71] And when he was in the land of Nod
[04:05.67] Straight over I did creep
[04:07.53] And the axe that he once wielded now was mine
[04:11.18] So that night, I made a fire, out of twigs and out of bark
[04:15.31] And my stomach, it kept rumbling
[04:17.25] Out through the night, so dark
[04:19.22] Can't say that I enjoyed it
[04:21.31] It wasn't exactly fun
[04:22.77] When the sun came up next morning
[04:25.16] The two had turned to one
[04:26.55] And I said
[04:27.21] Right there's another one don't you frown
[04:29.17] Chew the meat and hold it down
[04:31.12] It's a tale they won't believe
[04:34.39] When I get down to Hobart Town
[04:38.55]
[05:22.03] Well now, history's a pack of lies
[05:24.22] As any fool can tell
[05:25.97] So when I got down to Hobart Town
[05:28.09] I told my story well
[05:29.30] But do you think they would believe one word I said
[05:34.01] They thought I was covering
[05:35.72] For my mates, still at large
[05:37.22] That they'd be roaming in the bush
[05:38.90] So wild and free
[05:41.09] And back to Old Macquarie Harbour they sent me
[05:44.96] But I remember, fires made out of twigs and made of bark
[05:49.16] And my stomach it was grumbling
[05:51.04] All through the night, so dark
[05:52.71] And this young fool, he just said to me
[05:55.17] "It's Liberty or Death"
[05:57.01] And he looked a rather tasty one, I just could not help it singing
[06:01.02] Right there's another one, don't you frown
[06:03.04] Chew the meat and hold it down
[06:05.04] It's a tale they won't believe
[06:08.31] When I get down
[06:09.35] When I get down
[06:10.38] When I get down to Hobart Town
[06:12.83]
[00:16.88] It was in the pouring rain
[00:19.55] None of us quite sure if we would see England again
[00:23.29] Some fool muttered "Death or Liberty"
[00:26.98] There were six of us together
[00:29.03] A jolly hungry crew
[00:31.06] And as the days went by you know
[00:32.80] Our hunger quickly grew
[00:34.97] Some fool muttered "Death or Liberty"
[00:38.28] So that night, we made fires out of twigs and out of bark
[00:42.41] And our stomachs, they were grumbling
[00:44.47] All through the night, so dark
[00:46.60] We were only trying
[00:48.45] To keep ourselves alive
[00:50.24] When the sun came up next morning
[00:52.25] The six had turned to five
[00:53.67] And I said
[00:54.37] Right there's another one don't you frown
[00:56.24] Chew the meat and hold it down
[00:58.27] It's a tale they won't believe
[01:01.47] When I get down to Hobart Town
[01:05.60]
[01:10.58] Our five of us were nervous
[01:12.43] And I'll tell you, that's a fact
[01:14.33] But you should've seen the bastard
[01:16.18] Who was carrying the axe
[01:17.96] He was a sick man, he had murder in his heart
[01:22.02] And then we reached the Franklin River
[01:24.17] And it took two days to cross
[01:26.02] We were wet and almost starving
[01:27.76] And for food we're at a loss
[01:29.60] We were hungry men with murder on our minds
[01:33.47] So that night, we made fire out of twigs and out of bark
[01:37.63] And our stomachs, they were rumbling
[01:39.56] All through the night, so dark
[01:41.76] And they were making noises, the dead could not ignore
[01:45.31] When the sun came up next morning
[01:47.59] The five had turned to four
[01:48.83] And I said
[01:49.52] Right there's another one don't you frown
[01:51.47] Chew the meat and hold it down
[01:53.42] It's a tale they won't believe
[01:56.63] When I get down to Hobart Town
[02:01.84] Well, the four of us kept marching
[02:03.83] To a place called Western Tiers
[02:05.89] A country full of tasty game, for us it held no cheer
[02:09.19] We had no guns, we were travelling without hope
[02:13.59] The axe had loomed so ominous
[02:15.66] And God's hand was at play
[02:17.46] The sick man is the type of game that cannot run away
[02:20.63] So stay easy, my poor man, your time's at hand
[02:24.74] So that night, we made fires out of twigs and out of bark
[02:28.85] And our stomachs, they were grumbling
[02:30.92] All through the night, so dark
[02:32.77] Can't say that I feel guilty, after all it wasn't me
[02:36.68] When the sun came up next morning
[02:38.60] The four had turned to three
[02:40.15] And I said
[02:40.80] Right there's another one don't you frown
[02:42.77] Chew the meat and hold it down
[02:44.76] It's a tale they won't believe
[02:47.97] When I get down to Hobart Town
[02:53.17] The three of us kept moving
[02:55.23] One was fading fast
[02:56.90] He'd been bitten by a snake, and you could see he would not last
[03:00.83] Stay easy, my good man, your time's at hand
[03:04.80] When he could last no longer
[03:06.62] His days were fading fast
[03:08.63] We were far too weak to carry him
[03:11.34] Subsistency comes first
[03:12.34] Stay easy, my good man, your time's at hand
[03:16.01] So that night, we made fires, out of twigs and out of bark
[03:20.26] And our stomachs, they were grumbling
[03:22.18] All through the night, so dark
[03:24.16] It was a messy job
[03:25.99] But it was one we had to do
[03:27.97] When the sun came up next day, guess what
[03:30.05] The three had turned to two
[03:31.48] And I said
[03:32.14] Right there's another one don't you frown
[03:34.02] Chew the meat and hold it down
[03:36.02] It's a tale they won't believe
[03:39.28] When I get down to Hobart Town
[03:43.47]
[03:47.87] Now he'd been looking at me funny
[03:50.14] Sort of eyeing me for days
[03:52.26] You would not need to be too bright
[03:54.15] To know that bastard's ways
[03:55.64] He was a sick man, he had murder in his heart
[03:59.60] But even bastards have to rest
[04:01.56] And even bastards have to sleep
[04:03.71] And when he was in the land of Nod
[04:05.67] Straight over I did creep
[04:07.53] And the axe that he once wielded now was mine
[04:11.18] So that night, I made a fire, out of twigs and out of bark
[04:15.31] And my stomach, it kept rumbling
[04:17.25] Out through the night, so dark
[04:19.22] Can't say that I enjoyed it
[04:21.31] It wasn't exactly fun
[04:22.77] When the sun came up next morning
[04:25.16] The two had turned to one
[04:26.55] And I said
[04:27.21] Right there's another one don't you frown
[04:29.17] Chew the meat and hold it down
[04:31.12] It's a tale they won't believe
[04:34.39] When I get down to Hobart Town
[04:38.55]
[05:22.03] Well now, history's a pack of lies
[05:24.22] As any fool can tell
[05:25.97] So when I got down to Hobart Town
[05:28.09] I told my story well
[05:29.30] But do you think they would believe one word I said
[05:34.01] They thought I was covering
[05:35.72] For my mates, still at large
[05:37.22] That they'd be roaming in the bush
[05:38.90] So wild and free
[05:41.09] And back to Old Macquarie Harbour they sent me
[05:44.96] But I remember, fires made out of twigs and made of bark
[05:49.16] And my stomach it was grumbling
[05:51.04] All through the night, so dark
[05:52.71] And this young fool, he just said to me
[05:55.17] "It's Liberty or Death"
[05:57.01] And he looked a rather tasty one, I just could not help it singing
[06:01.02] Right there's another one, don't you frown
[06:03.04] Chew the meat and hold it down
[06:05.04] It's a tale they won't believe
[06:08.31] When I get down
[06:09.35] When I get down
[06:10.38] When I get down to Hobart Town
[06:12.83]