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Song:Jim Jones at Botany Bay
Album:Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful EightGenres:Soundtrack
Year:2015 Length:250 sec

Lyrics:

Listen for a moment, lads
And hear me tell my tale
From o'er the sea
From England shore
I was condemned to sail
The jury found me guilty, sir
And said the judge said he
'For life Jim Jones I sentence you
Across the stormy sea'

'But take my tip
Before you ship
And join the iron gang
Don't be too gay in Botany Bay
Or else you'll surely hang'
Or else you'll surely hang
Says he
'And after that, Jim Jones
High up upon
High upon the gallows tree the crows will pick your bones'

'You'll have no chance of mischief there
Remember what I say
They'll flog the poachin' out of you
Out there in Botany Bay.'
The waves were high upon the seas
The wind approached in gales
I'd rather drown in misery than gone to New South Wales

The waves were high upon the seas
When the pirates came along
But the soldiers on our convict ship were full
Five hundred strong
They opened fire and somehow drove that pirate ship away
I'd rather join that pirate ship than go to Botany Bay

And one dark night
When everything is quiet in the town
I'll kill you bastards one and all
I'll gun the floggers down
I'll give them all little shot remember what I say
You'll yet regret
They sent Jim Jones in chains
To Botany Bay

(SPOKEN)
John Ruth:
That's the one you like to sing in the stagecoach, huh?

Daisy Domergue:
Yeah

John Ruth:
It's kind of pretty. Got another verse to it?

Daisy Domergue:
Yeah, lots

John Ruth:
Well, go ahead. Sing it

Daisy Domergue:
Whatever you say, John

(SUNG)
Now day and night
The irons clang
And like poor galley slaves
Toil and toil
And when we die must fill dishonored graves
By and by, I'll break my chains
Into the bush I'll go...
And you'll be dead
Behind me, John
When I get to Mexico

(SPOKEN)
John Ruth:
Gimme that guitar! Music time's over!