ANDERSON'S COAST
John Warner

1. Now Bass Strait roars like a great mill race,
And where are you, me Annie?
And the same moon shines on this lonely place
As shone one day on me Annie's face.

CHORUS: But Annie dear, don't wait for me.
I fear I shall not return to thee.
There's naught to do but endure my fate
And watch the moon, the lonely moon
Light the breakers on wild Bass Strait.

2. We stole a vessel and all her gear,
And where are you, me Annie?
And from Van Diemen's we north did steer
Till Bass Strait's wild waves wrecked us here. CHORUS

3. We fled the lash and the chafing chain,
And where are you, me Annie?
We fled hard labour and brutal pain
And here we are, and here remain. CHORUS

4. We hail no ships, though the time it drags,
And where are you, me Annie?
Our chain-gang walk and government rags
All mark us out as Van Diemen's lags. CHORUS

5. And somewhere west Port Melbourne lies,
And where are you, me Annie?
Through swamps infested with snakes and flies.
The fool who walks there surely dies. CHORUS

a beautiful song to sing to the Penguins on Philip Island, Bass Strait..