Shipped Off to Botany Bay (original song)

This is an original song that takes another song "Botany Bay" as a starting point. That song is a very jolly sounding song that every Australian child learns in primary school as an "Australian folk song". It was not until later in life when I learned it originated as an English music hall song that I realised it was probably written to take the p*** out of the mostly Irish prisoners transported to Australia> Hopefully my song is a bit of an antidote to that one.

Sad, but beautiful song!

Thanks ukelites