Botany Bay chords by Frank Ifield

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Farewell to old
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England forever
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Farewell to my old pals as well
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Farewell to the well -known old Bailey
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Where I once used to
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look such a swell
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Singin' to R 'lyeh,
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R 'lyeh -dee -dee
Singin' to R 'lyeh,
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R 'lyeh  -dee -dee
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Singin' to R 'lyeh,
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R 'lyeh -dee -dee
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We're boundin' for Botany Bay
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It ain't leavin' old
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England we cares about,
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Nor that we misspells what we knows,
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It's because all us high
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-toed and jittery
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Walk about with a log on our toes.
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Singin' to R 'lyeh,
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R  'lyeh -dee -dee,
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Singin' to R 'lyeh,
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R 'lyeh -dee -dee,
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Singing to her lullaby,
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we're bound for Botany
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Bay
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If I had the wings of a turtle dove,
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I'd soar on my pinion so high
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Slap -bang in the arms of
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my Polly love,
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and in her sweet presence I'd die
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Singin' to R 'lyeh,
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R 'lyeh -dee -dee,
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Singin' to R 'lyeh, R 'lyeh,
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Singin' to R 'lyeh, R 'lyeh -dee -dee,
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We're bound for Botany Bay.
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Now come all you young
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dookies and duchesses,
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Take a warning by what I've to say.
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Mind old as your own that you touches us
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I'll join us in Botany Bay
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Singing to R 'lyeh, R 'lyeh -dee
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Singing to R 'lyeh, R 'lyeh  -ee
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Singing to R 'lyeh, R 'lyeh -dee
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We're bound for Botany Bay
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We're bound for Botany
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Bay
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You