South Australia

In South Australia I was born

To me heave away, haul away

In South Australia round Cape Horn



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We're bound for South Australia

Haul away you rolling kings

To me heave away, haul away

Haul away, you'll hear me sing

We're bound for South Australia



As I walked out one morning fair

To me heave away, haul away

'Twas there I met Miss Nancy Blair

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I shook her up and I shook her down

To me heave away, haul away

I shook her round and round the town



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I run her all night and I run her all day

To me heave away, haul away

And I run her until we sailed away

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There ain't but one thing grieves me mind

To me heave away, haul away

To leave Miss Nancy Blair behind

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And as we wallop around Cape Horn

To me heave away, haul away

You'll wish to God you'd never been born

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In South Australia my native land

To me heave away, haul away

Full of rocks and thieves and fleas and sand



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I wish I was on Australia's strand

To me heave away, haul away

With a bottle of whiskey in my hand



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