Oh ^Glisten for a moment lads and ^Amhear me tell my ^Emtale How ^Co'er the sea from ^GEngland's shore I ^Amwas compelled to ^Emsail The j^Cury says he ^Gguilty sir and the ^Amhanging judge says ^Emhe For ^Amlife Jim Jones I'm ^Emsending you a^Amcross the stormy ^Emsea

And ^Gtake my tip before you ship to ^Amjoin the iron ^Emgang Don't ^Cbe too gay at ^GBotany Bay or ^Amelse you'll surely ^Emhang Or ^Celse you'll surely ^Ghang he says and ^Amafter that Jim ^EmJones It's ^Amhigh upon the ^Emgallows tree the ^Amcrows will pick your ^Embones

You'll ^Ghave no chance for mischief there re^Ammember what I s^Emay They'll ^Cflog the poaching ^Gout of you out ^Amthere at Botany ^EmBay The ^Cwaves were high up^Gon the sea the ^Amwind blew up in ^Emgales I'd ^Amrather have drowned in^Em misery than com^Ame to New South ^EmWales

The ^Gwinds blew high upon the sea and the ^Ampirates came alo^Emng But the^C soldiers on our ^Gconvict ship were ^Amfull five hundred ^Emstrong They ^Copened fire and ^Gsomehow drove that ^Ampirate ship a^Emway I'd ^Amrather joined that ^Empirate ship than ^Amcome to Botany B^Emay

For ^Gnight and day the irons clang and ^Amlike poor galley ^Emslaves We ^Ctoil and toil and w^Ghen we die must f^Amill dishonored gr^Emaves But^C bye and bye I'll br^Geak my chains int^Amo the bush I'll ^Emgo And ^Amjoin the bold bushr^Emangers there Jack ^AmDonahoo and ^EmCo

And ^Gsome dark night when everything is ^Amsilent in this t^Emown I'll^C kill the tyrants o^Gne by one and s^Amhoot the floggers ^Emdown I'll^C give the law a ^Glittle shock rem^Amember what I sa^Emy They'll^Am yet regret they s^Ement Jim Jones in c^Amhains to Botany^Em Bay