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Version 1

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X:1
T:South Australia
Z:Webmaster
C:Trad
M:4/4
Q:1/4=200
K:G
P:verse
d2 | B2 d2 d2 d2 | e2 d2 d4 | e2 d2 d4 | e2 d2 d2
w:In South Aus-tral-ia I was born. Heave a-way! Haul a-way!
d2 | B2 d2 d2 B2 | A2 B2 G2 GA | B3 c d2 B2 | A4 G2 ||
w:In South Aus-tral-ia 'round Cape Horn, We're_ bound for South Aus-tral-ia.
P:chorus
z2 | g3 g e2 g2 | e2 d2 d4 | e2 d2 d4 | e2 d2 d4 |
w:Haul a-way, you rol-ling kings. Heave a-way, haul a-way!
g3 g e2 g2 | e2 d2 B2 G2 | B3 c d2 B2 | A4 G2 ||
w:Haul a-way, you'll hear me sing: We're bound for South Aus-tral-ia.
W:1
W:In South Australia I was born. Heave away! Haul away!
W:In South Australia 'round Cape Horn, We're bound for South Australia.
W:
W:(chorus)
W:Haul away, you rolling kings. Heave away, haul away!
W:Haul away, you'll hear me sing: We're bound for South Australia.
W:
W:2
W:As I walked out one evening fair
W:'Twas there I met miss Nancy Blair
W:
W:3
W:I shook her up I shook her down
W:I shook her round and round the town
W:
W:4
W:There aint but one thing grieves my mind
W:To leave miss Nancy Blair behind.
W:
W:5
W:As we wallap round Cape Horn
W:You'll wish to God you'd never been born

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