The Black 47 - Bas In Eireann lyrics

I stole some bu*ter to put on my bread A crime against God, king and parliament No fancy lawyer to defend my case So I was sentenced at the Mayo Assizes Seven long years transportation To Botany Bay in Australia Is this the justice whereof you speak Ten crucifying years ahead of me And all that I asked for, all that I need Is to live my life in my own country All that I wanted or dear to me Is bas in Erin, a chiusla geal mo chro I hid my brother to protect his life He shot a man for collecting tithes To support the rites of the English Church A faith that meant not a damn to us They hung my brother in Wexford town And when they cut his body down The hangman turned and called my way You'll long for me in Australia I should have known what would become of me The future's always been there for all the world to see The black d**h is approaching I can see it on the way Oh, I'm better off in hell or Australia