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Thread #32921   Message #1442369
Posted By: GUEST,anon
24-Mar-05 - 06:14 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Here's Adieu to Old England
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: here's adieu to old england
haha... that one's easy.
That's "Botany Bay."

Farewell to old England forever...
farewell to my home town as well
farewell to the well known old bailey
where i once used to look such a swell
singin' toorilai oorilai addity (sp lol)
singin' toorilai oorilai ay
singin' toorilai oorilai addity
for we're bound for botany bay


it's about people being sent as convicts to Australia.