South Australia
Trad. The classic warm-up song for Shanty Club
The classic warm-up song for Shanty Club. Take your pick of the verses.
LYRICS
CHORUS
Heave away you rolling kings
Heave away, haul away
Heave away, you'll hear me sing
We're bound for South Australia
In South Australia I was born
Heave away, haul away
South Australia round Cape Horn
We're bound for South Australia
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As I roved out one morning fair
Heave away, haul away
Twas there I met Miss Nancy Blair
We're bound for South Australia
CHORUS
She shook me up, she shook me down
Heave away, haul away
She shook me round and round the town
We're bound for South Australia
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There ain't but one thing grieves my mind
Heave away, haul away
That's leaving Nancy Blair behind
We're bound for South Australia
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Man the capstain, man it strong
Heave away, haul away
For the days are hard and the nights are long
We're bound for South Australia
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And as we sail around Cape Horn
Heave away, haul away
You'll wish to Christ you'd never been born
We're bound for South Australia
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The captain likes whisky the mate likes rum
Heave away, haul away
Us sailors like both but we can't get none
We're bound for South Australia
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And now I'm on some foreign strand
Heave away, haul away
A bottle of whisky in my hand
We're bound for South Australia
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