151. Botany Bay (Traditional Australian)

Ironically, my first exposure to this popular "Australian" ballad is hearing it sung by American folksinger, Burl Ives, on one of my parents' 78 records. It was probably one of the first songs I ever learnt. It is not really an authentic Australian song as it originally came from the English Music Hall tradition. "Jim Jones at Botany Bay" (which I've already put on YouTube) seems to give a more realistic picture of the convict days. But it's a good song anyway. You can see a playlist of my Australian songs here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=0DE11C284435E7A2 For lyrics and chords, see my website: http://www.raymondcrooke.com