Bob Dylan - Jim jones
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[Verse 1]
Dsus4Come and Dlisten Dsus4for a Dmoment, lads,
And hear me tell my Gtale.
How aDcross the sea from AEngland
I Gwas condemned to Asail.
Now the Djury founDsus4d me Dguilty,
Then says the judge, says Ghe,
"Oh, for Dlife, Jim Jones, I'm Asending you
AGcross the stormy DseaDsus4.
But Gtake a tip before you ship
To Djoin the Dsus4iron gDang.
Don't Gget too gay in Botany Bay,
Or Delse you'll Dsus4surelyD Ahang.
Or Delse you'll sureDsus4ly Dhang," says he.
"And after that, Jim GJones,
It's high Dup upon the Agallows tree
The Gcrows will pick your Dbones."
[Verse 2]
Dsus4Well our Dship waDsus4s highD upon the sea
when pirates came alGong,
But tDhe soldiers on our Aconvict ship
WeGre full five hundAred strong.
For theyD opened fDsus4ire anDd somehow drove
That pirate ship away. G
But I'd rDather have joined thaAt pirate ship
GThan gone to BotaDny Dsus4Bay.
WithG the storms ragin' round us,
AndD the windDsus4s a-blDowin' gales,
I'd raGther have drowned in misery
ThaDn gone to NeDsus4w SoutDh AWales.
TheDre's no time forDsus4 mischDief there, they say
remember that says thGey
oh they'llD flog the poAaching out of you
downG there in Botany Bay D
[Verse 3]
Dsus4Now it's Dday andDsus4 nightD and the irons clang,
And like poor galleyG slaves
We toDil and toil, and whAen we die
MuGst fill dishonoreAd graves,
And it'sD by and bDsus4y I'llD slip my chains,
Well, into the bush I'll gGo
And I'll Djoin the brave bush rAangers there,
GJack Donohue and Dco.Dsus4
And Gsome dark night, when everything
Is Dsilent inDsus4 the tDown
I'll sGhoot those tyrants one and all,
I'lDl gun the flDsus4ogger DdoAwn.
Oh,D I'll give the lDsus4and a Dlittle shock,
Remember what I say, G
And they'lDl yet regretA they've sent Jim Jones
In cGhains to Botany Bay. D