Posted by Tiger My ship, she sails in the morning Have a drink today, before Ill say,
on April 25, 2004, 8:54 am, in reply to "LYRICS TO BOTANY BAY BY THE MASTERLESS MEN"
A hard song to find - but you knew that 
For half a world away.
So, raise your glasses just once more,
Ye friends of yesterday.
Weve laughed, weve cried, but side by side,
Weve lived on, day to day,
And I wonder are there friends like you,
On the shores of Botany Bay?CHORUS
The doors were never bolted,
Farewell, you little narrow streets,
I wandered as a child.
Farewell, you kindly neighbors,
I used to drive you wild.
Im bound for South Australia,
The land of great renown.
Have a drink today, before Ill say,
Farwell to my native town.
And the hearth it shon like steel
The kettle always boilin,
And the welcome you can feel.
Well, there was bread upon the table,
And whiskey in the tay,
And I wonder are there friends like you,
On the shores of Botany Bay?CHORUS
The memries flow, but I must go,
Good neighbors, take my hand.
Its not for want of comrades,
I leave my native land.
Weve laughed and sang, the rafters rang,
Sure as in my Spring day,
And Ill shed a tear every mile from here,
To the shores of Botany Bay.CHORUS
Farwell to my native town.
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