South Australia (song)
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'''Lyrics'''<br>
''In [[South Australia]] I was born<br />
''Heave away. Haul away!<br />
''South Australia round Cape Horn<br />
''And we're bound for South Australia
''Haul away you rolling king<br />
''Heave away! Haul away!<br />
''All the way you'll hear me sing<br />
''And we're bound for South Australia
''As I walked out one morning fair<br />
''Heave away! Haul away!<br />
''It's there I met Miss Nancy Blair<br />
''And we're bound for South Australia
''There ain't but one thing grieves my mind<br />
''Heave away! Haul away!<br />
''It's to leave Miss Nancy Blair behind<br />
''And we're bound for South Australia
''I run her all night I run her all day<br />
''Heave away! Haul away!<br />
''Run her before we sailed away<br />
''And we're bound for South Australia
''I shook her up I shook her down<br />
''Heave away! Haul away!<br />
''I shook her round and round and round<br />
''And we're bound for South Australia
''And as you wollop round [[Cape Horn]]<br />
''Heave away! Haul away!<br />
''You'll wish that you had never been born<br />
''And we're bound for South Australia
''I wish I was on Australia's strand<br />
''Heave away! Haul away!<br />
''With a bottle of whiskey in my hand<br />
''And we're bound for South Australia
''In South Australia my native land<br />
''Heave away! Haul away!<br />
''Full of rocks, and fleas, and thieves, and sand<br />
''And we're bound for South Australia<br />
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'''South Australia''' ([[Roud Folk Song Index|Roud]] # 325) is a [[sea shanty]] used by the wool traders who worked the [[clipper ship]]s 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.
==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.
==Recorded versions==
The song has been recorded many times in both traditional and more modern arrangements.
===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''.
*[[Poxy Boggards|The Poxy Boggards]] on their album Anchor Management
*[[The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem|The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem]] on their album ''The Boys Won't Leave The Girls Alone''
===Modern versions===
*[[The Clumsy Lovers]] on their album Live! do a [[rock & roll|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]]''.
==References==
*McGinn, Roger, "South Australia", from [http://www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/folkden-wp/?p=6958 Roger McGinn's Folk Den]. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
*[http://www.telinco.com/seekers/THE_SEEKERS.htm The Seekers Discography]
*[http://poxyboggards.com Poxy Boggards, Anchor Management]
*The Clumsy Lovers, "Live!"
==External links==
===Video===
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vUqeDPZZ80 South Australia], performed by Show of Hands
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[[Category:Folk songs]]
[[Category:Sea shanties]]
[[Category:The Pogues songs]]
[[Category:Australian folk songs]]