Song Name: | Van Dieman's Land | By: | Australian Traditional |
Posted By: | TIN_MAN | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | G | Genre: | Folk |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2008-12-01 16:12:44 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | Van Dieman�s Land Alex Hood
4 4 4 4 -4 5 -4 6 You ramb-ling boys of li-ver-pool -6 6 5 -4 4 4 Ill have you to be-ware 4 4 4 -4 5 6 -6 6 5 When you go a hunt-ing with your dog -4 4 4 4 Your gun your snare 6 6 6 6 5 5 -6 Watch out for the game-keep-er -6 -6 6 5 -4 4 4 Keep your dog at your com-mand 4 4 4 4 -4 5 6 -6 6 5 And think up-on the hard ships go-ing to -4 4 4 4 Van Die-men�s land 2. We had two irish lads on board jimmy Murphy and paddy malone and they were both the truest mates that any man could own the gamekeeper he caught them and from old englands�s strand they were fourteen years transported unto van diemans�s land 3. The minute that we landed upon that fatal shore The planters they inspected us full twenty score Or more They led us round like horses and sold us out of hand They they yoked us to the plow, brave boys, to plow Van dieman�s land 4. One night as I lay sleeping all in the hold below I dreamed oi was in Liverpool Way back in Marylebone With my true love beside me and a ug of ale in hand When I woke quite broken hearted lying off Van dieman�s land.! ENJOY!! |