South Australia
A. L. Lloyd * Track #4 On Outback Ballads
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- #4South Australia
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- #7The Overlanders
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- #8A Thousand Miles Away
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- #9The Flash Stockman (1958)
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- #10The Wild Colonial Boy
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- #11Brisbane Ladies
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- #12Bold Jack Donahue
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- #13The Shearer’s Dream
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- #14The Derby Ram
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South Australia by A. L. Lloyd
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A. L. LloydAbout
In the days of sail, South Australia was a familiar going-away song, sung as the men trudged round the capstan to heave up the heavy anchor. While its exact origin is unknown, it appeared around the late 1800s on both trade and transport ships headed to Australia.
South Australia Lyrics
In South Australia I was born
Well, heave away, haul away
In South Australia round Cape Horn
We're bound for South Australia
[Chorus]
Haul away, you rolling king
Well, heave away, haul away
Haul away, oh hear me sing
We're bound for South Australia
As I walked out one morning fair
Well, heave away, haul away
't was there I met Miss Nancy Blair
We're bound for South Australia
[Chorus]
Haul away, you rolling king
Well, heave away, haul away
Haul away, oh hear me sing
We're bound for South Australia
There ain't but one thing grieves my mind
Well, heave away, haul away
To leave Miss Nancy Blair's behind
We're bound for South Australia
[Chorus]
Haul away, you rolling king
Well, heave away, haul away
Haul away, oh hear me sing
We're bound for South Australia
O when I sail across the sea
Well, heave away, haul away
My girl says she'd be true to me
We're bound for South Australia
[Chorus]
Haul away, you rolling king
Well, heave away, haul away
Haul away, oh hear me sing
We're bound for South Australia
I rung her all night, I rung her all day
Well, heave away, haul away
I rung her before we sailed away
We're bound for South Australia
[Chorus]
Haul away, you rolling king
Well, heave away, haul away
Haul away, oh hear me sing
We're bound for South Australia
I shook her up, I shook her down
Well, heave away, haul away
I shook her round and round and round
We're bound for South Australia
[Chorus]
Haul away, you rolling king
Well, heave away, haul away
Haul away, oh hear me sing
We're bound for South Australia
Oh, when we wallop around Cape Horn
Well, heave away, haul away
You'll wish to God you'd never been born
We're bound for South Australia
[Chorus]
Haul away, you rolling king
Well, heave away, haul away
Haul away, oh hear me sing
We're bound for South Australia
I wish I was on Australia strand
Well, heave away, haul away
With a glass of whiskey in my hand
We're bound for South Australia
[Chorus]
Haul away, you rolling king
Well, heave away, haul away
Haul away, oh hear me sing
We're bound for South Australia
South Australia Q&A
When did A. L. Lloyd release South Australia?
A. L. Lloyd released South Australia on Thu Sep 01 1960.
What did A. L. Lloyd say about "South Australia"?
According to the album’s liner notes:
Some say the song originated on wool-clippers, others say it was first heard on the emigrant ships. There is no special evidence to support either belief; it was sung just as readily aboard Western Ocean ships as in those of the Australian run. Laura Smith, a r...