In South Australia I was born
Heave away, haul away
South Australia, ’round Cape Horn
We’re bound for South Australia
Haul away you rolling kings
Heave away, haul away
Haul away you’ll hear me say
We’re bound for South Australia
If there’s just one thing that grieves my mind
To leave Miss Nancy Blair’s behind
Oh when we wallop ’round Cape Horn
You’ll wish to God you’d never been born
I wish I was in Australia’s strand
A glass of whiskey in my hand
South Australia’s my native land
Full of flies and fleas and sand
When I first shipped out to sea
My girl said she’d be true to me
South Australia’s got great waves
Great white sharks and surfer babes
Hamlet’s uncle’s got him down
Married his mom and stole his crown