| In South Australia I was born, | |
| Heave away, o haul away, | |
| In South Australia round Cape Horn, | |
| We're bound for South Australia. | |
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| Haul away you rolling kings, | |
| We'll 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, o haul away, | |
| Twas there I met Miss Nancy Blair. | |
| We're bound for South Australia. | |
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| There ain't but one thing grieves my mind, | |
| Heave away, o haul away, | |
| To leave Miss Nancy Blair behind, | |
| We're bound for South Australia. | |
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| I shook her up, I shook her down, | |
| Heave away, o haul away, | |
| I shook her round and round the town. | |
| We're bound for South Australia. | |
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| Oh When we wallop ‘round Cape Horn, | |
| Heave away, o haul away, | |
| You'll wish to God you'd never been born. | |
| We're bound for South Australia. | |
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| I wish I was in Australia's strand, | |
| Heave away, o haul away, | |
| With a glass of whiskey in my hand, | |
| We're bound for South Australia. | |
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| Port Adelaide's a grand old town, | |
| Heave away, o haul away, | |
| There's plenty of girls to go around, | |
| We're bound for South Australia. | |
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