Botany Bay

This is an old Australian folk tune, about a prisoner sent from England to Botany Bay, in Australia. It should be played at a steady speed, with a C harmonica.

Here are the notes:

6B 5B 6B 6B 4D 5D 5D 5B 4D 4B

6B 5B 6B 7B 5D 6D 7B 6B

6B 7B 7D 7B 8D 7B 6D 6B 5B 4B

4B 4D 5B 6B 6B 4D 5D 5B 4B

Here is the tune at full speed. The tune may be too fast at first, press the settings button to slow it down.

[audio_player file="https://hmproto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/botany-bay.mp3"]
For those who can read music, here is the score.

Finally here is the backing, without the harmonica, at medium speed

[audio_player file="/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/botany-bay-three-times-slow.mp3"]and at full speed

[audio_player file="/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/botany-bay-three-times.mp3"]Use these backings for your own performances.