Van Dieman's Land (II)

Me and five more went out one night to Squire Dunhill's park
Hoping we might get some game but the night did prove too dark
And to our sad misfortune, they've hemmed us in with speed
They sent us off to Warwick Gaol, which caused our hearts to bleed

cho: Come all young men, beware, lest you be drawn into a snare,
Come all young men, beware, lest you be drawn into a snare

'Twas at the March Assizes, to the bar we did repair
And like Job we stood with patience to hear our sentence there
But we being old offenders, it made our case go hard
They sentenced us for fourteen years, straightway being sent on board

cho:

The ship that bore us from the land, the Speedwell was her name
And for full five months and upward we ploughed the watery main
We saw no land nor harbor, believe me it's no lie
All about us one black ocean, above us one blue sky

cho:

On the 15th of September, 'twas then we made the land
And at four o'clock that morning, they've chained us hand to hand
And to see my fellow sufferers, it filled my heart with woe
For there's some chained to the harrow, and others to the plough

cho:

No shoes nor stockings had they on, no hats had they to wear,
But they'd leather smocks andf linsey drawers, and their hands and feet
were bare
And they tied us up all two by two, like horses in a team
And the driver he stood over us with his Malacca cane

cho:
They marched us off to Sydney town without no more delay,
And a merchant, he had bought me, his book-keeper to be
Well, I liked my occupation, my master served me well
And my joys were without number, the truth to you I'll tell

cho:

We had a female prisoner there, Rosanna was her name
For fourteen years transported, from Worcestershire she came
We oft-times told our tales of love, when we were safe at home
But it's now we're rattling of our chains, in foreign lands to roam

cho:

So come all you wild and reckless youths, that listen unto me
Mark well the tale that I do tell, and guard your destiny
It's about us poor transported lads, as you may understand
And the trials that we undergo, going to Van Dieman's land

cho:
Note: This is the other Van Dieman's Land Also see VANDIEMN
@poaching @jail @transportation
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playexe VANDIEM2
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