South Australia
from Songs of the Sea by GreenMatthews
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A very well-known sea shanty. At the end we play a cracking Québecois tune that Sophie found called Le Veillard Et Le Veille Dame
lyrics
In South Australia I was born,
Heave away, Haul away!
In South Australia, round Cape Horn,
Bound for South Australia
Haul away, you rollin' kings!
Heave away, Haul away!
Haul away, you'll hear me sing!
Bound for South Australia
As I went out one morning fair,
Heave away, Haul away!
'twas there I met Miss Nancy Blair,
Bound for South Australia!
Haul away, you rollin' kings!
Heave away, Haul away!
Haul away, you'll hear me sing!
Bound for South Australia
I shook her up, I shook her down,
Heave away, Haul away!
I shook her all around the town!
Bound for South Australia
Haul away, you rollin' kings!
Heave away, Haul away!
Haul away, you'll hear me sing!
Bound for South Australia
There's just one thing that grieves my mind
Heave away, Haul away!
It's leaving Nancy Blair behind
Bound for South Australia
And as we wallop around Cape Horn,
Heave away, Haul away!
You wish to Christ you never were born!
Bound for South Australia!
Haul away, you rollin' kings!
Heave away, Haul away!
Haul away, you'll hear me sing!
Bound for South Australia
In South Australia I was born,
Heave away, Haul away!
In South Australia, round Cape Horn,
Bound for South Australia
Haul away, you rollin' kings!
Heave away, Haul away!
Haul away, you'll hear me sing!
Bound for South Australia
Haul away, you rollin' kings!
Heave away, Haul away!
Haul away, you'll hear me sing!
Bound for South Australia
Heave away, Haul away!
In South Australia, round Cape Horn,
Bound for South Australia
Haul away, you rollin' kings!
Heave away, Haul away!
Haul away, you'll hear me sing!
Bound for South Australia
As I went out one morning fair,
Heave away, Haul away!
'twas there I met Miss Nancy Blair,
Bound for South Australia!
Haul away, you rollin' kings!
Heave away, Haul away!
Haul away, you'll hear me sing!
Bound for South Australia
I shook her up, I shook her down,
Heave away, Haul away!
I shook her all around the town!
Bound for South Australia
Haul away, you rollin' kings!
Heave away, Haul away!
Haul away, you'll hear me sing!
Bound for South Australia
There's just one thing that grieves my mind
Heave away, Haul away!
It's leaving Nancy Blair behind
Bound for South Australia
And as we wallop around Cape Horn,
Heave away, Haul away!
You wish to Christ you never were born!
Bound for South Australia!
Haul away, you rollin' kings!
Heave away, Haul away!
Haul away, you'll hear me sing!
Bound for South Australia
In South Australia I was born,
Heave away, Haul away!
In South Australia, round Cape Horn,
Bound for South Australia
Haul away, you rollin' kings!
Heave away, Haul away!
Haul away, you'll hear me sing!
Bound for South Australia
Haul away, you rollin' kings!
Heave away, Haul away!
Haul away, you'll hear me sing!
Bound for South Australia
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from Songs of the Sea,
released July 31, 2023
Chris Green: voice, mandocello, mandolin, piano, piano accordion
Sophie Matthews: voice, English border bagpipes
Chris Green: voice, mandocello, mandolin, piano, piano accordion
Sophie Matthews: voice, English border bagpipes
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GreenMatthews Coventry, UK
Chris Green and Sophie Matthews play English traditional songs and tunes in a thoroughly 21st-century kick-ass style. Using a blend of ancient instruments such as cittern, English bagpipes and shawm as well as modern folk instruments such as guitar, flute and piano accordion, they breathe new life into material from hundreds of years ago, making it fresh and relevant for a modern audience. ... more
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