“ There's twenty men for one woman upon Van Dieman's Land.
There was a girl from Birmingham, Ann Summers was her name,
For fourteen years transported, we all well know the same:
our planter bought her freedom and married her out of hand—
She gave to us good usage upon Van Dieman's Land.
But fourteen years is a long time—that is our fatal doom,
For nothing else than poaching—God knows that's we've done :
all You would leave offdog gun, snare and poaching every man.
If you did but know the hardships upon Van Dieman's Land. ”

“ The rest of them they all lay slain,
⁠Upon the Haughs of Crumdel: ⁠Sing &c,
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. ”