The Herd - Toorali lyrics

So, it was to be a colony for convicts Toorali-oorali-addity Toorali-oorali-ay Sing toorali-oorali-addity We're bound for Botany Bay Oh, what a tale I tell They thought that they had me for raising hell I never raised no hell Nor did I rebel They told me they knew me well I said "you've made a mistake, you've got the wrong man" And screamed as they cuffed my hands But they pushed me, hooded me into the back of a plane Deprived of my senses and locked in chains They asked me again and again Until I could barely remember my name What part I played But it's hard through pain To see their process, it seemed hopeless To seem less dangerous, I admit I named some total strangers I'm ashamed to say it, but I think I'll say what they want me to say And I know there's a freedom that's still in me But they've taken all I have away And the torture they do Well it's k**ing me And we're doomed but there'll be no escape Oh, somewhere my name was put on a list That's left me feeling the weight of your fists Apparently I'm the risk Worst of the worst Where is the lawyer in this Let alone trial Just give me some sleep Night the same ones weep and dream of home Across the seas Away from wherever this may be And I know there's a freedom that's still in me But they've taken all I have away And the torture they do Well it's k**ing me And we're doomed but there'll be no escape Toorali-oorali-addity Sing toorali-oorali-ay Sing toorali-oorali-addity We're bound for Botany Bay Swept up in your net I didn't forget I never knew I wasn't there Months turned to years And I turned to despair Man, I'm sorry I blinked It could've been me that put you in the drink I didn't have time to think what they're doing Divide and ruin Maybe I spoke too soon A lapse in judgement But what they're doing to me is beyond repugnant At least I know I could never do that So let's not talk of judgement And I know there's a freedom that's still in me But they've taken all I have away And the torture they do Well it's k**ing me And we're doomed but there'll be no escape Sing toorali-oorali-addity Toorali-oorali-ay Sing toorali-oorali-addity And we're bound for Botany Bay Toorali-oorali-addity Sing toorali-oorali-ay Sing toorali-oorali-addity Conditions in Botany Bay