Intro 
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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