[Verse 1]
[JOHN LANGSTAFF]
Oh, there's Glasgow and Berwick and Pentonville
There's Portsmouth and good ol' Dartmoor
But they aren't of interest to such as us
For we're bound for a far foreign shore

[Chorus]
[CHILDREN]
Oh toora-lie-toora-lie-oora-lay
Toora-lie-oora-lie-ay
Toora-lie-toora-lie-oora-lay
Toora-lie-oora-lie-ay

[Verse 2]
It's not leaving old England we care about
Nor sailing for shores for away
It's the dreary old bosun - he wears us out
And the prospect of Botany Bay

[Chorus]Oh toora-lie-toora-lie-oora-lay
Toora-lie-oora-lie-ay
Toora-lie-toora-lie-oora-lay
Toora-lie-oora-lie-ayLie-lie-lie
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la[Verse 3]
To the captain and all the ships under sail
The bosun and all of the crew
The first and the second class passengers
Know what us poor convicts go through
[Chorus]
Oh toora-lie-toora-lie-oora-lay
Toora-lie-oora-lie-ay
Toora-lie-oora-lie-oora-lay
Toora-lie-oora-lie-ay

[Verse 4]
[JOHN LANGSTAFF]
Oh, come all ye dukes and ye duchesses
And harken and listen my lay
Be sure that ye owns all ye toucheses
Or they'll land you in Botany Bay

[Chorus]
[CHILDREN]Oh toora-lie-toora-lie-oora-lay
Toora-lie-oora-lie-ay
Toora-lie-toora-lie-oora-lay
Toora-lie-oora-lie-ayLie-lie-lie
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la