In South Australia I was born,
Heave away, haul away
In South Australia, round Cape Horn,
We’re bound for South Australia

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Heave away, you rolling king,
Heave away, haul away
Heave away, oh 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

I shook her up, I shook her down,
Heave away, haul away
I shook her round and round the town,
We’re bound for South Australia

When I sailed far across the sea,
Heave away, haul away
My girl said she’d be true to me,
We’re bound for South Australia

There’s only one thing grieves my mind,
Heave away, haul away
Is to leave Miss Nancy Blair behind,
We’re bound for South Australia

And now I’m on some foreign strand,
Heave away, haul away
With a bottle of whiskey in my hand,
We’re bound for South Australia

And as we wallop around Cape Horn,
Heave away, haul away
You’ll wish to God you’d never been born,
We’re bound for South Australia.