South Australia (song) 5680158 222497522 2008-06-29T17:36:32Z 86.149.226.114 /* Traditional recordings */ <div style="float:right;border:1px solid blue;background-color:#eef;padding:1em;margin-left:1em;"> '''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 /> </div> '''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 {{Refimprove|date=April 2008}} [[Category:Folk songs]] [[Category:Sea shanties]] [[Category:The Pogues songs]] [[Category:Australian folk songs]]