Back Home In Derry
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In 1803 we sailed out to sea
Out from the sweet town of Derry
For Australia bound if we didn't all drown
The marks of our fetters we carried
In the rusty iron chains we cried for our wean's
Our good women we left in sorrow
As the main sails unfurled, our curses we hurled
At the English and thoughts of tomorrow
At the mouth of the Foyle, bid farwell to the soil
As down below decks we were lying
O'Doherty screamed, woken out of a dream
By a vision of bold Robert dying
The sun burned cruel as we dished out the gruel
Dan O'Connor was down with the fever
Sixty rebels today bound for Botany Bay
How many will reach their receiver?
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
I cursed them to hell, as our bow fought the swell
Our ship danced like a moth in the firelight
Wild horses rode high as the devil passed by
Taking souls to Hades by twilight
Five weeks out to sea, we were now forty-three
We buried our comrades each morning
In our own slime, we were lost in the time
Endless night without dawning
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
Van Diemen's land is a hell for a man
To end out his whole life in slavery
Where the climate is raw and the gun makes the law
Neither wind nor rain care for bravery
Twenty years have gone by, I've ended my bond
My comrades' ghosts walk behind me
A rebel I came, I'm still the same
On the cold winter's night you will find me
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
Out from the sweet town of Derry
For Australia bound if we didn't all drown
The marks of our fetters we carried
In the rusty iron chains we cried for our wean's
Our good women we left in sorrow
As the main sails unfurled, our curses we hurled
At the English and thoughts of tomorrow
At the mouth of the Foyle, bid farwell to the soil
As down below decks we were lying
O'Doherty screamed, woken out of a dream
By a vision of bold Robert dying
The sun burned cruel as we dished out the gruel
Dan O'Connor was down with the fever
Sixty rebels today bound for Botany Bay
How many will reach their receiver?
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
I cursed them to hell, as our bow fought the swell
Our ship danced like a moth in the firelight
Wild horses rode high as the devil passed by
Taking souls to Hades by twilight
Five weeks out to sea, we were now forty-three
We buried our comrades each morning
In our own slime, we were lost in the time
Endless night without dawning
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
Van Diemen's land is a hell for a man
To end out his whole life in slavery
Where the climate is raw and the gun makes the law
Neither wind nor rain care for bravery
Twenty years have gone by, I've ended my bond
My comrades' ghosts walk behind me
A rebel I came, I'm still the same
On the cold winter's night you will find me
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:18.85] In 1803 we sailed out to sea
[00:22.93] Out from the sweet town of Derry
[00:26.34] For Australia bound if we didn't all drown
[00:30.30] The marks of our fetters we carried
[00:34.09] In the rusty iron chains we cried for our wean's
[00:37.94] Our good women we left in sorrow
[00:41.49] As the main sails unfurled, our curses we hurled
[00:45.23] At the English and thoughts of tomorrow
[00:51.08] At the mouth of the Foyle, bid farwell to the soil
[00:54.61] As down below decks we were lying
[00:58.76] O'Doherty screamed, woken out of a dream
[01:02.35] By a vision of bold Robert dying
[01:06.46] The sun burned cruel as we dished out the gruel
[01:10.12] Dan O'Connor was down with the fever
[01:13.76] Sixty rebels today bound for Botany Bay
[01:17.54] How many will reach their receiver?
[01:24.02] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[01:31.44] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[01:40.60] I cursed them to hell, as our bow fought the swell
[01:44.00] Our ship danced like a moth in the firelight
[01:48.11] Wild horses rode high as the devil passed by
[01:51.72] Taking souls to Hades by twilight
[01:55.63] Five weeks out to sea, we were now forty-three
[01:59.59] We buried our comrades each morning
[02:03.48] In our own slime, we were lost in the time
[02:07.17] Endless night without dawning
[02:12.96] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[02:20.61] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[02:29.93] Van Diemen's land is a hell for a man
[02:33.84] To end out his whole life in slavery
[02:37.37] Where the climate is raw and the gun makes the law
[02:41.39] Neither wind nor rain care for bravery
[02:45.18] Twenty years have gone by, I've ended my bond
[02:48.90] My comrades' ghosts walk behind me
[02:52.89] A rebel I came, I'm still the same
[02:56.56] On the cold winter's night you will find me
[03:02.44] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[03:10.29] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[03:17.90] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[03:25.63] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[03:35.40]
[00:22.93] Out from the sweet town of Derry
[00:26.34] For Australia bound if we didn't all drown
[00:30.30] The marks of our fetters we carried
[00:34.09] In the rusty iron chains we cried for our wean's
[00:37.94] Our good women we left in sorrow
[00:41.49] As the main sails unfurled, our curses we hurled
[00:45.23] At the English and thoughts of tomorrow
[00:51.08] At the mouth of the Foyle, bid farwell to the soil
[00:54.61] As down below decks we were lying
[00:58.76] O'Doherty screamed, woken out of a dream
[01:02.35] By a vision of bold Robert dying
[01:06.46] The sun burned cruel as we dished out the gruel
[01:10.12] Dan O'Connor was down with the fever
[01:13.76] Sixty rebels today bound for Botany Bay
[01:17.54] How many will reach their receiver?
[01:24.02] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[01:31.44] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[01:40.60] I cursed them to hell, as our bow fought the swell
[01:44.00] Our ship danced like a moth in the firelight
[01:48.11] Wild horses rode high as the devil passed by
[01:51.72] Taking souls to Hades by twilight
[01:55.63] Five weeks out to sea, we were now forty-three
[01:59.59] We buried our comrades each morning
[02:03.48] In our own slime, we were lost in the time
[02:07.17] Endless night without dawning
[02:12.96] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[02:20.61] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[02:29.93] Van Diemen's land is a hell for a man
[02:33.84] To end out his whole life in slavery
[02:37.37] Where the climate is raw and the gun makes the law
[02:41.39] Neither wind nor rain care for bravery
[02:45.18] Twenty years have gone by, I've ended my bond
[02:48.90] My comrades' ghosts walk behind me
[02:52.89] A rebel I came, I'm still the same
[02:56.56] On the cold winter's night you will find me
[03:02.44] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[03:10.29] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[03:17.90] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[03:25.63] Oh, oh, I wish I was back home in Derry
[03:35.40]