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"Bound For South Australia" is a sea shanty from the Here Comes a Song album.

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Song Lyrics[]

In South Australia I was born
(Heave away, haul away)
South Australia 'round Cape Horn
(Bound for South Australia)

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Haul away you rolling kings!
(Heave away, haul away)
Haul away, oh hear me sing
(Bound for South Australia)

There's just one thing that grieves my mind
(Heave away, haul away)
To leave me box of toys behind
(Bound for South Australia)

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The wind was cold, the rain was wet
(Heave away, haul away)
That wavy trip I won't forget
(Bound for South Australia)

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I jumped right up, I jumped right down
(Heave away, haul away)
I jumped all around that crazy town
(Bound for South Australia)

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Song Credits[]

Traditional/Arrangement by Murray Cook, Greg Page, Anthony Field and Jeff Fatt, published by Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd, previously published by EMI Music.

Trivia[]

  • Anthony provides the voice of the pirate who sounds a lot like Captain Feathersword.
  • The song is based on South Australia, a sea shanty and folk song that was once a traditional worksong sung by traders (particularly those in the wheat and wool industries) sailing between Australia and London.
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