This is such a beautiful song, and very typical of the style of songs done by Kate Rusby.
The song is about leaving everything behind, specifically to go to Botany Bay, Australia. Whether this is a voyage of exploration, or referring to a prison ship taking exiles to Australia I am not sure, though I am inclined towards the latter due to the melancholy present in the song.
This is such a beautiful song, and very typical of the style of songs done by Kate Rusby. The song is about leaving everything behind, specifically to go to Botany Bay, Australia. Whether this is a voyage of exploration, or referring to a prison ship taking exiles to Australia I am not sure, though I am inclined towards the latter due to the melancholy present in the song.