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Hold me now, 
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hold me now
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Till this hour has gone around
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And I´m gone on the rising tide
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  for to face  Van Diemen´s Land


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It´s a bitter pill  I swallow here
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To be a rent  from one so dear
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we fought for justice and not for gain
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  But the magistrate  sent me away


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Now Kings will rule  and the poor will toil
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And tear their  hands  as they tear the soil
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But a day will come in the downing age
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  When an honest man  sees an honest wage


Hold me now, hold me now
Till this hour has gone around
And I´m gone on the rising tide
For to face Van Diemen´s land