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Wolfe Tones Botany Bay Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.57/10 [14 votes]Album: Download Your St. Patrick's Day Party / Original Release Date: 2006-03-07Genre: WorldSong Duration: 1 min 53 sec
WOLFE TONES
- Botany Bay Lyrics / with translationsFarewell to your bricks and mortar, farewell to your
dirty lies
Farewell to your gangers and gang planks
And to hell with your overtime
For the good ship Ragamuffin, she's lying at the quay
For to take oul Pat with a shovel on his back
To the shores of Botany Bay
I'm on my way down to the quay, where the ship at
anchor lays
To command a gang of navvys, that they told me to
engage
I thought I'd drop in for a drink before I went away
For to take a trip on an emigrant ship to the shores of
Botany Bay,
To the shores of botany bay
Farewell to your bricks and mortar, farewell to your
dirty lies
Farewell to your gangers and gang planks
And to hell with your overtime
For the good ship Ragamuffin, she's lying at the quay
For to take oul Pat with a shovel on his back
To the shores of Botany Bay
The boss came up this morning, he says "Well, Pat you
know
If you don't get your navvys out, I'm afraid you'll
have to go"
So I asked him for my wages and demanded all my pay
For I told him straight, I'm going to emigrate to the
shores of Botany Bay
Farewell to your bricks and mortar, farewell to your
dirty lies
Farewell to your gangers and gang planks
And to hell with your overtime
For the good ship Ragamuffin, she's lying at the quay
For to take oul Pat with a shovel on his back
To the shores of Botany Bay
And when I reach Australia I'll go and look for gold
There's plenty there for the digging of, or so I have
been told
Or else I'll go back to my trade and a hundred bricks
I'll lay
Because I live for an eight hour shift on the shores of
Botany Bay,
Farewell to your bricks and mortar, farewell to your
dirty lies
Farewell to your gangers and gang planks
And to hell with your overtime
For the good ship Ragamuffin, she's lying at the quay
For to take oul Pat with a shovel on his back
To the shores of Botany Bay
dirty lies
Farewell to your gangers and gang planks
And to hell with your overtime
For the good ship Ragamuffin, she's lying at the quay
For to take oul Pat with a shovel on his back
To the shores of Botany Bay
I'm on my way down to the quay, where the ship at
anchor lays
To command a gang of navvys, that they told me to
engage
I thought I'd drop in for a drink before I went away
For to take a trip on an emigrant ship to the shores of
Botany Bay,
To the shores of botany bay
Farewell to your bricks and mortar, farewell to your
dirty lies
Farewell to your gangers and gang planks
And to hell with your overtime
For the good ship Ragamuffin, she's lying at the quay
For to take oul Pat with a shovel on his back
To the shores of Botany Bay
The boss came up this morning, he says "Well, Pat you
know
If you don't get your navvys out, I'm afraid you'll
have to go"
For I told him straight, I'm going to emigrate to the
shores of Botany Bay
Farewell to your bricks and mortar, farewell to your
dirty lies
Farewell to your gangers and gang planks
And to hell with your overtime
For the good ship Ragamuffin, she's lying at the quay
For to take oul Pat with a shovel on his back
To the shores of Botany Bay
And when I reach Australia I'll go and look for gold
There's plenty there for the digging of, or so I have
been told
Or else I'll go back to my trade and a hundred bricks
I'll lay
Because I live for an eight hour shift on the shores of
Botany Bay,
Farewell to your bricks and mortar, farewell to your
dirty lies
Farewell to your gangers and gang planks
And to hell with your overtime
For the good ship Ragamuffin, she's lying at the quay
For to take oul Pat with a shovel on his back
To the shores of Botany Bay
Facts about Botany Bay
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Botany Bay is written by Leon Berger.
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It is first released on March 07, 2006 as part of Wolfe Tones's album "Download Your St. Patrick's Day Party" which includes 21 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
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When we try to interpret the meaning, the Wolfe Tones' 'Botany Bay' narrates the tale of a worker Pat who takes and leaves the difficult experiences of his present life for an entirely new one in Australia, represented by Botany Bay. The song's lyrics show the direction of Pat's life towards a better one, either in the way of hunting gold or going back to his profession, thus accentuating the idea of support and strength which accompanies people living through tough times. The lyrics of 'Botany Bay' capture mainly the feelings of empowerment, angst, reflection, despair, and anger. Along with this, the song conveys the message of migration and new beginnings as one of the most important concepts, dissatisfaction with work and hope for a better future. There are no vulgar words, adult themes, or violence in the lyrics. They simply present the theme of migration and the yearning for a better life, hence making them suitable for all age groups.
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Botany Bay falls under the genre World.
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Botany Bay song length is 1 minutes and 53 seconds.
Who wrote Botany Bay lyrics?
Botany Bay is written by Leon Berger.
✔️
When was Botany Bay released?
It is first released on March 07, 2006 as part of Wolfe Tones's album "Download Your St. Patrick's Day Party" which includes 21 tracks in total. This song is the 8th track on this album.
✔️
What is the meaning behind Botany Bay lyrics?
When we try to interpret the meaning, the Wolfe Tones' 'Botany Bay' narrates the tale of a worker Pat who takes and leaves the difficult experiences of his present life for an entirely new one in Australia, represented by Botany Bay. The song's lyrics show the direction of Pat's life towards a better one, either in the way of hunting gold or going back to his profession, thus accentuating the idea of support and strength which accompanies people living through tough times. The lyrics of 'Botany Bay' capture mainly the feelings of empowerment, angst, reflection, despair, and anger. Along with this, the song conveys the message of migration and new beginnings as one of the most important concepts, dissatisfaction with work and hope for a better future. There are no vulgar words, adult themes, or violence in the lyrics. They simply present the theme of migration and the yearning for a better life, hence making them suitable for all age groups.
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Which genre is Botany Bay?
Botany Bay falls under the genre World.
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How long is the song Botany Bay?
Botany Bay song length is 1 minutes and 53 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by kaanSongwriter(s): Leon Berger
Record Label(s): 2006 Walton s Music
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