Rum Rebellion
The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was the only successful armed takeover of government in Australian history. During the 19th century, it was widely referred to as the Great Rebellion.
The Governor of New South Wales, William Bligh, was deposed by the New South Wales Corps under the command of Major George Johnston, working closely with John Macarthur, on 26 January 1808, 20 years to the day after Arthur Phillip founded European settlement in Australia. Afterwards, the colony was ruled by the military, with the senior military officer stationed in Sydney acting as the Lieutenant-Governor of the colony until the arrival from Britain of Major-General Lachlan Macquarie as the new Governor at the beginning of 1810.
Appointment as Governor
William Bligh, well known for his overthrow in the mutiny on the Bounty, was a naval officer and the fourth Governor of New South Wales. He succeeded Governor Philip Gidley King in 1805, having been offered the position by Sir Joseph Banks. It is likely that he was selected by the British Government as governor because of his reputation as a hard man. He stood a good chance of reining in the maverick New South Wales Corps, something which his predecessors had not been able to do. Bligh left for Sydney with his daughter, Mary Putland, and her husband while Bligh's wife remained in England.
Rum Rebellion (album)
Rum Rebellion is the debut album by the Australian folk punk band Mutiny. It was released in 1997 by Deported Records in Australia. It was reissued in the U.S. on Hell's Ditch Records in 1999 and again in 2002 on Fistolo Records. Portland, Oregon-based Irish punk band Rum Rebellion cites both this album and the Australian rebellion of the same name as inspiration for their band name.
Track listing
Credits
With guests
Podcasts:
Rum Rebellion
ALBUMS
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Drink With The Devil
by: Rum RebellionI partyed with the devil
I danced on my own grave
I never will repent
For a single sin I've made
Together we drank whiskey
Together we drank beer
The room so full of smoke
That you couldnt see clear
Chorus:
I dance with the devil
And shout a rebels yell
I'll drink with the devil
In the deepest layer of hell
Hey!!
We'll smash out the windows
We'll boot down the door
If we dont like you
You wont be seen no more
We'll soak your house in gasolene
And burned it to the ground
And in the pile of rubble
Your broken bones are found
Chorus
The maid behind the bar
She was one pretty lass
I fell in love with her
As the whiskey filled my glass
Together we drank whiskey
Together we drank beer
The room so full of smoke
That you couldnt see clear
Chorus
Instrumental
The maid she betrayed me
and left me standing there
with a bottle in my hand
and coppers everywhere
they take me to the gallows
tomorrow at half past noon
as I stand behind the bars
I know my time is soon
Chorus
and I say to all my friends
as my life comes to a end
I go to down bellow
to the fiery devils glen
my song it is over
no more liquid in the glass
hope you enjoyed the tale
Because I know it is my last