South Australia | ||
| CAPSTAN | ||
| 1. | In South Australia I was born Heave away haul away | |
| In South Australia round Cape Horn We're bound for South Australia | ||
| Ch. | Heave away you rollikins Heave away haul away | |
| Heave away you'll hear me sing We're bound for South Australia | ||
| BACK TO BACK | ||
| 2. | As I walked out one morning fair Heave away haul away | |
| 'Twas there I met Miss Nancy Blair We're bound for South Australia | ||
| Ch. | Heave away you rollikins Heave away haul away | |
| Heave away you'll hear me sing We're bound for South Australia | ||
| TOPS DOWN | ||
| 3. | 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 | ||
| Ch. | Heave away you rollikins Heave away haul away | |
| Heave away you'll hear me sing We're bound for South Australia | ||
| BOTTOMS UP | ||
| 4. | There ain't but one thing grieves me mind Heave away haul away | |
| To leave Miss Nancy Blair behind We're bound for South Australia | ||
| Ch. | Heave away you rollikins Heave away haul away | |
| Heave away you'll hear me sing We're bound for South Australia | ||
| HANDS AROUND | ||
| 5. | And now we're sailing round Cape Heave away haul away | |
| You'll wish to God you'd never been born We're bound for South Australia | ||
| Ch. | Heave away you rollikins Heave away haul away | |
| Heave away you'll hear me sing We're bound for South Australia | ||
| ADDERBURY HEY | ||
| 6. | And now I'm safely on dry land Heave away haul away | |
| With a bottle of whisky in me hand We're bound for South Australia | ||
| Ch. | Heave away you rollikins Heave away haul away | |
| Heave away you'll hear me sing We're bound for South Australia | ||
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| Traditional | ||
| Danced and sung by Britannic Bedlam Morris Gentlemen | ||
| Dance taught to us by Lorrilee Ivamy of Brisbane who | ||
| learnt it from the Adelaide Morris Men | ||
| The gentlemen adapted it and sing rather than use music | ||
| Peter Heaton: Sailing (book) | ||
| Various: Sea Shanties | ||
| ODE Records SODE 237 1986 | ||
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