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In South Australia I was born, heave away, haul away
In South Australia, 'round Cape Horn, we're bound for South Australia
Haul away your rolling king, heave away, haul away
Haul away, you'll hear me sing, we're bound for South Australia
As I walked out one morning fair, heave away, haul away
'Twas there I met Miss Nancy Blair, we're bound for South Australia
Haul away your rolling king, heave away, haul away
Haul away, you'll hear me sing, we're bound for South Australia
There's just one thing that's on my mind, heave away, haul away
That's leaving Nancy Blair behind, we're bound for South Australia
Haul away your rolling king, heave away, haul away
Haul away, you'll hear me sing, we're bound for South Australia
Let's play
And as we wallop round Cape Horn, heave away, haul away
You'll wish to God you've never been born, we're bound for South Australia
Haul away your rolling king, heave away, haul away
Haul away, you'll hear me sing, we're bound for South Australia
In South Australia I was born, heave away, haul away
In South Australia, 'round Cape Horn, we're bound for South Australia
Haul away your rolling king, heave away, haul away
Haul away, you'll hear me sing, we're bound for South Australia
Haul away your rolling king, heave away, haul away
Haul away, you'll hear me sing, we're bound for South Australia
In South Australia, 'round Cape Horn, we're bound for South Australia
Haul away your rolling king, heave away, haul away
Haul away, you'll hear me sing, we're bound for South Australia
As I walked out one morning fair, heave away, haul away
'Twas there I met Miss Nancy Blair, we're bound for South Australia
Haul away your rolling king, heave away, haul away
Haul away, you'll hear me sing, we're bound for South Australia
There's just one thing that's on my mind, heave away, haul away
That's leaving Nancy Blair behind, we're bound for South Australia
Haul away your rolling king, heave away, haul away
Haul away, you'll hear me sing, we're bound for South Australia
Let's play
And as we wallop round Cape Horn, heave away, haul away
You'll wish to God you've never been born, we're bound for South Australia
Haul away your rolling king, heave away, haul away
Haul away, you'll hear me sing, we're bound for South Australia
In South Australia I was born, heave away, haul away
In South Australia, 'round Cape Horn, we're bound for South Australia
Haul away your rolling king, heave away, haul away
Haul away, you'll hear me sing, we're bound for South Australia
Haul away your rolling king, heave away, haul away
Haul away, you'll hear me sing, we're bound for South Australia
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
South Australia Lyrics as written by Peter Richard Stacy Terry Woods
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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This is a traditional Australian song.
I remember them playing this as one of their opening numbers on their first Australian tour in 88, and it absolutely brought the house down.
You can imagine all the sailors working to this song, hey? Clownfish is very lucky to have seen The Pogueson tour in Australia, I'm afraid I was born a decade or two too late for that! Perhaps on the come-back tour . . .
Well I just missed out :( The Pogues cancelled their part in the lineup of The Great Escape festival in Australia because of financial difficulties.
I gather from the lyrics that this is a song about convicts on their way to South Australia. However, South Australia was settled as a colony for free men and thus no convicts were sent out :) Little known historical fact.
This is actually a trad Irish song, not Australian. like the person before me said, it's about convicts sailing to South Australia to start a new life. A great song, with driving rhythm. It was wonderfully done by The Clancy Brothers as well. Love it!