When James the young boy died, I stole his clothes to hide So I could escape this workhouse orphanage 1791, nothing to do but run So I cut off my hair and stole a horse to flee Salford town, the law they tracked me down And in this prison cell I sit as a boy My gender soon found, i'm bought to the dock as mary And sentenced to hang by the neck 'til i'm dead But luck soon intervened so my fate was to sail On the Royal Admiral to Sydney Cove I disguised myself again, to protect me from the men Now 15 I arrive in this brave new world With my learning history, I'm not sent to the factories 'Tis my first of many blessings in this land Soon more good fortune, thomas reibey fell for me And on the first day of spring of 94 we wed We've comes from shared paths – he's a bastard son, I'm an orphan Now emancipated we start our family This colony's our home and a blessed on at that Our wealth grows as we go from strength to strength Virtue, hard work and liberty tis all you need This is a city of women, we make it and define it A widow with 7 children, I run the business and the home And though grief has scarred my life I stand strong I'm proud of my life, i've achieved more than i dreamed In this new land of prosperity I leave this life free with my wealth and my family Though the road was rough and long, I stand strong