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Well, I'm on my way down to the quay
Where the big ship lies in bay
To command a gang of navvies
I was told to engage
I thought I'd drop in for a drink
Before I went away
For to take a trip on an immigrant ship
To the shores of Botany Bay
Chorus:
Farewell to your bricks and mortar
Farewell to your dirty lime
Farewell to your gangways and gang planks
And to Hell with your overtime
For the good ship Ragamuffin
Is lying at the quay
For to 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, "Why, Pat, hello
If you don't get those navvies out
I'm afraid you'll have to go,"
So I asked him for my wages
And demanded all me pay
And I told him straight I would emigrate
To the shores of Botany Bay
(Chorus)
The best years of our lives we spent at
Working on the docks
Building mighty wharves and quays
Of earth and ballast rocks
Our pensions keep our lives secure
But I'll not rue the day
When I take a trip on an immigrant ship
To the shores of Botany Bay
(Chorus)
And when I reach Austra-li-a
I'll go and search for gold
There's plenty there for digging up
Or so I have been told
Or I might go back into me trade
Eight hundred bricks I'll lay
For an eight hour day, for an eight bob pay
On the shores of Botany Bay
(Chorus)
Well, I'm on my way down to the quay
Where the big ship lies in bay
To command a gang of navvies
I was told to engage
I thought I'd drop in for a drink
Before I went away
For to take a trip on an immigrant ship
To the shores of Botany Bay
(Chorus 2x)