Letter of Lies
Oh I am bound for Australia
Oh I am bound for Brazil
To find me some work and mine me some ore
For Cornwall can’t feed me no more
I’m sailing away from the land of my birth
Away from the wild Cornish shore
But I will return to you dreckly my love
Or I will return no more
(Chorus)
This letter explains why I’m leaving my love
This letter will hide many lies
For my heart will no longer let me remain here
It’s been crushed with my honour and pride
(Chorus)
Oh the heat in this mine it is stifling
As I sweat and I toil in this hole
But I see in mind the cliffs and the moor
As the westerly wind takes my soul
(Chorus)
Oh I’m rotting away in this jungle
As the mosquitos feed on my blood
Though there’s plenty more Cornishmen following me
As my body decays in the mud
(Chorus)