In South Australia I was born
To me heave away, haul away
In South Australia round Cape Horn

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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
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I shook her up and I shook her down
To me heave away, haul away
I shook her round and round the town

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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
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There ain't but one thing grieves me mind
To me heave away, haul away
To leave Miss Nancy Blair behind
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And as we wallop around Cape Horn
To me heave away, haul away
You'll wish to God you'd never been born
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In South Australia my native land
To me heave away, haul away
Full of rocks and thieves and fleas and sand

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I wish I was on Australia's strand
To me heave away, haul away
With a bottle of whiskey in my hand

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