South Australia (song)
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Lyrics
In South Australia I was born
Heave away. Haul away!
South Australia round Cape Horn
And we're bound for South Australia
Haul away you rolling king
Heave away! Haul away!
All the way you'll hear me sing
And we're bound for South Australia
As I walked out one morning fair
Heave away! Haul away!
It's there I met Miss Nancy Blair
And we're bound for South Australia
There ain't but one thing grieves my mind
Heave away! Haul away!
It's to leave Miss Nancy Blair behind
And we're bound for South Australia
I run her all night I run her all day
Heave away! Haul away!
Run her before we sailed away
And we're bound for South Australia
I shook her up I shook her down
Heave away! Haul away!
I shook her round and round and round
And we're bound for South Australia
And as you wollop round Cape Horn
Heave away! Haul away!
You'll wish that you had never been born
And we're bound for South Australia
I wish I was on Australia's strand
Heave away! Haul away!
With a bottle of whiskey in my hand
And we're bound for South Australia
In South Australia my native land
Heave away! Haul away!
Full of rocks, and fleas, and thieves, and sand
And we're bound for South Australia
South Australia (Roud # 325) is a sea shanty used by the wool traders who worked the clipper ships between Australian ports and London. It is now a very famous folk song that is recorded by many artists and is present in many of today's song books.
This is well known as a farewell song, sung at the docks as the big ships were leaving. The men grew a sentimental attachment to the song and were even known to request a rousing chorus on their death beds, so that they could die happy.
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[edit] History
The song was collected from sailors in Tyneside, northern England, and included in Laura Smith's The Music of the Waters collection in 1888.
[edit] Recorded versions
The song has been recorded many times in both traditional and more modern arrangements.
[edit] Traditional recordings
- The Seekers on their 1964 UK album, "The Seekers" (also known as Roving With The Seekers)
- The Pilgrims on their album Here to Stay.
- The Poxy Boggards on their album Anchor Management
[edit] Modern versions
- The Clumsy Lovers on their album Live! do a rock charged version of the song as the first part of a medley with Let The Sun Shine In
- The Pogues on the 2005 re-release of their 1987 album If I Should Fall from Grace with God.
[edit] References
- McGinn, Roger, "South Australia", from Roger McGinn's Folk Den. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
- The Seekers Discography
- Poxy Boggards, Anchor Management
- The Clumsy Lovers, "Live!"
[edit] External links
[edit] Video
- South Australia, performed by Show of Hands
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