South Australia
Traditional:
courtesy of www.SailorSongs.com
Capstan shanty
In South Australia I was born To me heave away, haul away
In South Australia round Cape Horn
CHORUS after each verse:
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
I shook her up and I shook her down To me heave away, haul away
I shook her round and round the town
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
There ain't but one thing grieves me mind To me heave away, haul away
To leave Miss Nancy Blair behind
And as we wallop around Cape Horn To me heave away, haul away
You'll wish to God you'd never been born In South Australia my native land
To me heave away, haul away Full of rocks and thieves and fleas and sand
I wish I was on Australia's strand To me heave away, haul away
With a bottle of whiskey in my hand
The author of this website has put a lot of time and effort into gathering the greatest collection of sea shanties for the world to enjoy - There are songs that have been to sung to a job of work at sea for many, many years and collecting them has been a great endeavour. - Roger Chartier has made the effort out of his own interest and the requests that he has gotten to do this work from fellow musicians who wanted a good source of sea shanties to draw on and learn from. He has been told that for this effort he is a remarkable man.
