Botany Bay Chords by Lionel Long

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[D] Farewell [A] to old [D] England forever, _ Farewell to [G] my rum [D]-coz as well, Farewell to [G] the well [D]-known old Bailey, Where I used to order [A] cots [D] such as [A] swell,
[D] Singing [A] to R'lyeh, R [D]'lyeh-ed-ed-ee, Singing to [G] R'lyeh, R [D]'lyeh-ay, Singing to [G] R'lyeh, [Bm] R'lyeh [D]-ed-ed-ee, And we're bound [A] for [D] Barton-y-bay.
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_ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] There's the captain, [A] as is [D] our commander, There's the [G] bosun, and all the [Bm] ship's crew, There's the [G] first and the second [D] class passengers, Knows what [C#] we poor [Bm] convicts goes [A] through,
Singing [D] to [C#] R'lyeh, R [Bm]'lyeh-ed-ed-ee, Singing to [G] R'lyeh, R [Bm]'lyeh [D]-ay, Singing to [Em] R'lyeh, R [D]'lyeh-ed-ed-ee, And we're [A] bound for Barton [D]-y-bay. _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] T'aint leavin' all England we cares about, T'aint coz [G] we misspells what [Bm] we knows, But because [G] all we light [Bm]-fingered gentry, Ops around [D] with a log on our [A] toes,
[D] Singing to [A] R'lyeh, R [G]'lyeh-ed-ed-ee, Singing to R'lyeh, R'lyeh-ay, Singing to R'lyeh, R'lyeh-ed-ed [D]-ee, And we're bound for Barton-y-bay.
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[A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] O had [A] I the wings of [D] a turtle dove, I'd soar on my [Em] pinion [D] so high, Slap-bang [G] to the arms of [D] my Polly love, And in her sweet presence I'd die, Singing to [A] R'lyeh, R [D]'lyeh-ed-ed-ee, Singing to [G] R'lyeh, R'lyeh [D]-ay, Singing to [G] R'lyeh, R [D]'lyeh-ed-ed-ee,
And we're [C#] bound for Barton [D]-y-bay. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] Now [A] all me young [D] dookies and duchesses, Take [G] warning on what [D] I've to say, Mind [G] all is your own [D] that you touchesses, For you'll [A] find us in [D] Barton-y [A]-bay.
[D] Singing [C#] to R'lyeh, R [D]'lyeh-ed-ed-ee, Singing [G] to R'lyeh, R [D]'lyeh-ay, Singing [G] to R'lyeh, R [D]'lyeh-ed-ed-ee, And we're bound [A] for Barton-y _
[D]-bay.
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