Bound for South Australia (Dom intro Key D)

 

V1 In South Australia I was born. Heave away, haul away. South Australia round cape horn. Bound for South Australia.

C. Heave away you ruler king, Heave away, haul away. Heave away and hear me sing, bound for South Australia.

V2 There ain’t but one thing grieves my mind. Heave away, haul away, to leave my wife and child behind. We’re bound for South Australia.

(C + V3) And now I’m bound for a foreign strand. Heave away, haul away. With a bottle of whisky in my hand. Bound for South Australia. (sailors hornpipe tune)

(C + V4) I’ll drink a glass to the foreign shore. Heave away, haul away. And one to the girl that I adore. Bound for South Australia. (C )

(C + V5) Fairthee well oh fairthee well, heave away, haul away, sweet news to my girl I’ll tell. Bound for south Australia. (Ch to acapella stop)