The Shores Of Botany Bay

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On February 4, 1868

Countess Markievicz is born in London as Constance Gore-Booth. As a revolutionary she fought for equal rights for women as well as the Irish Republic.

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The Shores Of Botany Bay	[print]
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Oh, I'm on me way down to the quay Where a big ship now does lay For to take gang of navvies there I was told to engage But I thought I would call in for a while Before I went away For to take a trip on and emigrant ship To the shores of Botany Bay Farewell to your bricks and mortar Farewell to your dirty lime Farewell to your gangway and your gang plank And to hell with your overtime For the good ship Rag o'Muffin Is lying at the quay For tho take old Pat with a shovel on his back To the shores of Botany Bay Well the boss came up this morning And he said "Well Pat, hello If you don't mix that mortar quick Be sure you'll have to go" Well of course he did insult me I demanded all my pay And I told him straight I was going to emigrate To the shores of Botany Bay Farewell to your bricks and mortar Farewell to your dirty lime Farewell to your gangway and your gang plank And to hell with your overtime For the good ship Rag o'Muffin Is lying at the quay For tho take old Pat with a shovel on his back To the shores of Botany Bay And when I reach Australia I'll go in search for gold There's plenty there for digging up Or so I have been told Or maybe I'll go back to my trade Eight hundred bricks I'll lay For an eight hour shift and an eight bob pay On the shores of Botany Bay Farewell to your bricks and mortar Farewell to your dirty lime Farewell to your gangway and your gang plank And to hell with your overtime For the good ship Rag o'Muffin Is lying at the quay For tho take old Pat with a shovel on his back To the shores of Botany Bay

Laura Black, Australia wrote to us: "Another song you might like is 'The Shores of Botany Bay', which seems to be quite popular with bush bands here in Australia. As far as I know, the song is about an Irishman emigrating to Australia during the Victorian goldrush of the 1860's." There is a slightly different version of Botany Bay.

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