Moreton Bay

Lyrics

I am a native of the land of Erin That was early banished from my native shore On the ship Columbus went circular sailing And I left behind me the girl I adore On the bounding billows that were loudly raging Bold sea mariners our course did steer We were bound for Sydney our destination And every day cold irons wore O Moreton Bay you'll find no equal Norfolk Island and Emu Plains At Castle Hill and cursed Toongabbie And all Time Places in New South Wales When I arrived it was in Port Jackson And I thought my days would happy be I soon found out I was greatly mistaken I was taken as prisoner to Moreton Bay For three long years I was beastly treated And heavy Irons on my legs I wore My back from flogging it was lacerated And of-times painted with crimson gore Like the Egyptians and the ancient Hebrews We were oppressed under Logan's yoke Till a native Black there he lay in ambush And he gave the tyrant a mortal stroke Now fellow prisoners be exhilarated That all such monsters such a death may find And when from bondage we are liberated Our former suffering shall fade from mind