Back Home in Derry
In 1803, we sailed out to sea
Out from the sweet town of Derry
For Australia bound, if we didn't all drown
And, the marks of our fetters we carried
For the rusty iron chains, we cried for our weans
As our good wives we left home in sorrow
As the main sails unfurled, all our curses we hurled
On the English in thoughts of tomorrow
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
I cursed them to hell, as our bow fought the swell
Our ship danced like a moth in the fire light
Wild horses rode high, as the devil passed by
Taking souls to Hades by twilight
Five weeks out sea, we were now 43
We buried our comrades each morning
And, in our own slime, we were lost in a time
Endless nights without dawning
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
Van Diemen's Land is a hell for a man
To live out his whole life in slavery
Where the climate is raw, and the gun makes the law
Neither wind, nor rain cares for bravery
20 years have gone by, and I've ended my bond
My comrades ghosts walk behind me
A rebel I came, and I'll die just the same
On the cold winds of night you will find me
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
Out from the sweet town of Derry
For Australia bound, if we didn't all drown
And, the marks of our fetters we carried
For the rusty iron chains, we cried for our weans
As our good wives we left home in sorrow
As the main sails unfurled, all our curses we hurled
On the English in thoughts of tomorrow
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
I cursed them to hell, as our bow fought the swell
Our ship danced like a moth in the fire light
Wild horses rode high, as the devil passed by
Taking souls to Hades by twilight
Five weeks out sea, we were now 43
We buried our comrades each morning
And, in our own slime, we were lost in a time
Endless nights without dawning
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
Van Diemen's Land is a hell for a man
To live out his whole life in slavery
Where the climate is raw, and the gun makes the law
Neither wind, nor rain cares for bravery
20 years have gone by, and I've ended my bond
My comrades ghosts walk behind me
A rebel I came, and I'll die just the same
On the cold winds of night you will find me
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
Oh Oh Oh Oh
I wish I was back home in Derry
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Writer(s): Bradley Green
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