Isle of France
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Oh, the sky was dark and the night advanced
When a convict came to the Isle of France
Around his leg there was a ring and a chain
And his country was of the shamrock green
I'm of the shamrock, the convict cried
I have been tossed upon the ocean wide
For being unruly, I do declare
I was doomed to transport for seven long years
When six of them, they were past and gone
I was coming home to make up the one
When the stormy winds, they do blow and roar
Which cast me here on this foreign shore
Then the coastguard played a noble part
And with some brandy he cheered the convict's heart
Although the night is so far advanced
You shall find a friend in the Isle of France
A speedy letter went to the queen
About the wreck of the shamrock green
His freedom came by a speedy post
To the absent convict that they thought was lost
God bless the coastguard, the convict cried
You've saved my life from the ocean wide
I'll drink your health all in a flowing glass
So here's success to the Isle of France