I was born C
in the town Shepton Mallet
Appren F tice to a pipe
maker G man
In C Oakhill where I found my Am
vocation
I Dm wandered G around
that sweet C town
Then a C sudden disaster hit the nation
The sun F was hidden by G a
hand
I C lost my job and turned to (Am)
stealin
Trans(Dm) ported to (G) Van Diemen’s
(C)land
Caged (Am) canaries sing of freedom
A bird in the (Dm) bush is
worth two in the (G) hand
On a (Am) ship we were (F)
condemned men
(C) Down in Van(G) Diemen’s (C) land
In that (C) hell hole I found Ester
Trans(F) ported for ten
years(G) long
For(C) stealin a loaf for her (Am)family
On (Dm) prison island (G) we got(C) along
(C) Living was rough, dying
easy
We (F) never had enough cash in (G)hand
So I (C) made and sold bootleg (Am)whisky
So (Dm) we might (G) escape
Van Diemen’s(C) land
Caged (Am) canaries
sing of freedom
A (Dm) bird
in the bush is worth two in the (G) hand
On the(Am)
ship we were (F) condemned men
(C) Down in
Van(G) Diemen’s (C) land
(C) Lashed by the law when
they caught me
(F) Two hundred or more
I could not (G) stand
(C) I swore to friends
and (Am) family
(Dm) That one day I’d (G) escape Van Diemen’s(C) land
(C) Next time I bootlegged I was running
From town (F) to town and formed a (G) gang
(C) But the
lawmen who caught me were (Am) cunning
And the(Dm) judge told
me(G) I
would(C) hang
Caged(Am) canaries sing of
freedom
A bird in the bush(Dm) is worth two in the (G)
hand
On a(Am) ship
we were condemned (F) men
Down (C) in Van(G) Diemen’s (C) land
On a (C) brig to Macquarie Harbour
Death (F) sentence for us they(G) say
At anchor (C) the crew went (Am) a fishing
And we (Dm) cons (G) mutinied (C) away
(C) Now we were free canaries
(F) Pirates bound
for New Zea(G) land
(C) Lost our way we met with (Am)
Samurai
(Dm) Picture me pipe(G)
man in(C) Japan
Chorus
Caged(Am) canaries sing of freedom
A bird in the bush(Dm) is worth two in the (G) hand
On a(Am) ship we were condemned (F) men
Down (C) in Van(G) Diemen’s (C) land
(C) we knew our British
hunters
We(F) scuppered
the ship off (G) Canton
And (C) pretended to be (Am) survivors
Of another (Dm) wreck but (G) that crew came (C) along
(C) Caught again we were arrested
Put back (F) on a ship for(G) England
Oh (C) but my trial went (Am) unattested
They hung (Dm) me as the (G) last pirate (C) man
(C) My name is William Watts the pirate
The last(F) man for piracy to(G)
hang
For (C) stealing a pigeon I was (Am)
sent to prison
That (Dm) place called (G) Van
Diemen’s (C) land
Chorus:
Caged(Am) canaries sing of
freedom
A bird in (Dm) the bush is
worth two in the (G) hand
On a(Dm) ship we were (F) condemned men
Down (C) in Van(G) Diemen’s (C) land
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