Irish Folk – arranged by Mjchael 

Guitar		Ukulele (gcea)
Bm (=Hm) 2.Bund		D Bm G A Em E7

The western-patter	The campfire-patter

Botany Bay

Refrain

Fare- D well to your bricks and Bm mortar, Fare- G well to your A dirty lies D .

Fare- D well to your gangways Bm and your gang planks,

And to Em hell with your over- A time.

For the D good ship Rag- Bm amuffin

is G lying A at the D Quay,

For to Bm take out Pat with a shovel on his back

To the shores of A Botany D Bay.

Verse 1

• While D on my way down Bm to the quay where the G ship at A anchor D lays

To D command a gang of  Bm navvys

that Em I was told to A engage

I D stopped in for to Bm drink awhile be- G  fore I A go D away.

For to Bm take a trip on an emigrant ship to the shores of A Botany D Bay.

Verse 2

Well D the boss came up this Bm morning, and he G said "Well A Pat you D know

If you D didn't get those Bm navvys out I'm a- Em fraid you'll have to A go "

So I D asked him for my Bm wages and de- G manded A all my D pay

And I Bm told him straight, we would all emigrate to the shores of A Botany D Bay.

Verse 3

And D when I reach Aus- Bm tralia I'll G go and A search for D gold.

There's D plenty there for Bm digging up, or Em so I have been A told.

Or D else I'll go back to Bm my trade and a G hundred A bricks I'll D lay

Be- Bm cause I live for an eight hour shift on the shores of A Botany D Bay.

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