1823. Kororarkea

1: Opening

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Verse 1

At Korora-

rkea

in 183-

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3

there are no police-

men

or courts, laws, judges jails,

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so you can exactly as you please

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Well	here comes the

missionary

Preaching virtue all

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alone

He is far out-

numbered by

whalers, traders, drunken sailors,

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ecaped convicts, murders and thieves

Chorus

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There's a	fight every night and someone gets

shot in the head and they're dead and no one gets arrested

Whalers and sailors are brawling in the street

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there's mud in the blood and a bodt at your feet

There's a girl in your bed, you got a belly full of room,

you get shot in th head but at least you're had fun

The sailors say this place is terrific

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other people say its the hellhole of the Pacific

Verse 2

And when your ship comes

After many months at

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sea

There'sa only one thing on your

mind

That pretty little topless Maori girl

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for a nail from your ship she'll do anything you please

Should could be yours for

three weeks or so

While you are here on

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leave

It'll only cost you one

musket but

You've never had such pleasue in your life

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so seize the chance before you return to sea

Bridge

rare


ka

It's not against the law if there are no laws

And nothing is forbidden in this forsaken place

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Chorus

Every single building is a brothel or in

and another opportunity for pleasure and sin

It's anarchy and freedom you can do what you like

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you can kill your opponent if you get in a fight

There's no one to tell you what's right or what's wrong

The preachers here but he doesn't belong

It's a POacific free love paradise or

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its a dystopian Lord of the Flies

Verse 3

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Verse 4

At Kororare-

There's not a lot to

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do

Except admire the

scenery

And make love every night with a girl or two

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and fight and fuck and drink until you spew