Jim Jones at Botany Bay
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Listen for a moment, lads and hear me tell my tale
Across the sea from England shore I was condemned to sail
Jury found me guilty, sir
And said the judge, said he
"For life, Jim Jones, I sentence you across the stormy sea"
"And take my tip before you go 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'll have no chance of mischief there
Remember what I say
They'll flog the poachin' out of you out there in Botany Bay."
The waves were high upon the seas
The wind approached in gales
I'd rather drowned in misery than come to New South Wales
The waves were high upon the seas when the pirates came along
The soldiers on our convict ship were full five hundred strong
They opened fire and somehow drove that pirate ship away
I'd rather join that pirate ship than gone to Botany Bay
And one dark night when everything is quiet in this town
I'll kill you bastards one and all
I'll gun the floggers down
I'll give them all little shock
Remember what I say
They'll yet regret they sent Jim Jones in chains to Botany Bay
For day and night
The irons clang and like poor galley slaves
We toil and toil and when we die must fill dishonored graves
But by and by, I'll break my chains into the bush, I'll go...
And you'll be dead behind me, John when I get to Mexico...
Across the sea from England shore I was condemned to sail
Jury found me guilty, sir
And said the judge, said he
"For life, Jim Jones, I sentence you across the stormy sea"
"And take my tip before you go 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'll have no chance of mischief there
Remember what I say
They'll flog the poachin' out of you out there in Botany Bay."
The waves were high upon the seas
The wind approached in gales
I'd rather drowned in misery than come to New South Wales
The waves were high upon the seas when the pirates came along
The soldiers on our convict ship were full five hundred strong
They opened fire and somehow drove that pirate ship away
I'd rather join that pirate ship than gone to Botany Bay
And one dark night when everything is quiet in this town
I'll kill you bastards one and all
I'll gun the floggers down
I'll give them all little shock
Remember what I say
They'll yet regret they sent Jim Jones in chains to Botany Bay
For day and night
The irons clang and like poor galley slaves
We toil and toil and when we die must fill dishonored graves
But by and by, I'll break my chains into the bush, I'll go...
And you'll be dead behind me, John when I get to Mexico...
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:07.17] Listen for a moment, lads and hear me tell my tale
[00:15.18] Across the sea from England shore I was condemned to sail
[00:23.31] Jury found me guilty, sir
[00:26.37] And said the judge, said he
[00:31.10] "For life, Jim Jones, I sentence you across the stormy sea"
[00:42.45] "And take my tip before you go to join the iron gang
[00:50.54] Don't be too gay in Botany Bay or else you'll surely hang"
[00:58.45] Or else you'll surely hang says he
[01:01.47] "And after that, Jim Jones
[01:06.57] High upon the gallows tree the crows will pick your bones."
[01:17.75] "You'll have no chance of mischief there
[01:21.17] Remember what I say
[01:26.07] They'll flog the poachin' out of you out there in Botany Bay."
[01:34.08] The waves were high upon the seas
[01:37.33] The wind approached in gales
[01:42.13] I'd rather drowned in misery than come to New South Wales
[01:53.38] The waves were high upon the seas when the pirates came along
[02:01.76] The soldiers on our convict ship were full five hundred strong
[02:09.13] They opened fire and somehow drove that pirate ship away
[02:17.18] I'd rather join that pirate ship than gone to Botany Bay
[02:28.82] And one dark night when everything is quiet in this town
[02:36.86] I'll kill you bastards one and all
[02:40.30] I'll gun the floggers down
[02:45.07] I'll give them all little shock
[02:48.03] Remember what I say
[02:53.16] They'll yet regret they sent Jim Jones in chains to Botany Bay
[03:04.46] For day and night
[03:06.21] The irons clang and like poor galley slaves
[03:12.59] We toil and toil and when we die must fill dishonored graves
[03:20.13] But by and by, I'll break my chains into the bush, I'll go...
[03:30.02] And you'll be dead behind me, John when I get to Mexico...
[03:39.27]
[00:15.18] Across the sea from England shore I was condemned to sail
[00:23.31] Jury found me guilty, sir
[00:26.37] And said the judge, said he
[00:31.10] "For life, Jim Jones, I sentence you across the stormy sea"
[00:42.45] "And take my tip before you go to join the iron gang
[00:50.54] Don't be too gay in Botany Bay or else you'll surely hang"
[00:58.45] Or else you'll surely hang says he
[01:01.47] "And after that, Jim Jones
[01:06.57] High upon the gallows tree the crows will pick your bones."
[01:17.75] "You'll have no chance of mischief there
[01:21.17] Remember what I say
[01:26.07] They'll flog the poachin' out of you out there in Botany Bay."
[01:34.08] The waves were high upon the seas
[01:37.33] The wind approached in gales
[01:42.13] I'd rather drowned in misery than come to New South Wales
[01:53.38] The waves were high upon the seas when the pirates came along
[02:01.76] The soldiers on our convict ship were full five hundred strong
[02:09.13] They opened fire and somehow drove that pirate ship away
[02:17.18] I'd rather join that pirate ship than gone to Botany Bay
[02:28.82] And one dark night when everything is quiet in this town
[02:36.86] I'll kill you bastards one and all
[02:40.30] I'll gun the floggers down
[02:45.07] I'll give them all little shock
[02:48.03] Remember what I say
[02:53.16] They'll yet regret they sent Jim Jones in chains to Botany Bay
[03:04.46] For day and night
[03:06.21] The irons clang and like poor galley slaves
[03:12.59] We toil and toil and when we die must fill dishonored graves
[03:20.13] But by and by, I'll break my chains into the bush, I'll go...
[03:30.02] And you'll be dead behind me, John when I get to Mexico...
[03:39.27]