South Australia
- Down-east gals ain’t get no combs
Ch.: Heave a-way! Heave a-way!
They comb their hair wi’a whale-fish-bone,
Ch.: An’ we’re bound for South Australia!
Full Chorus: Heave a-way, me bul-ly, bul-ly boys,
Heave a-way! Heave a-way!
Heave a-way, why don’t ye make some noise?
An’ we’re bound for South Australia! - Yankee gals don’t sleep on beds,
Ch.: Heave a-way! Heave a-way!
They go to sleep on codfish’s heads,
Ch.: An’ we’re bound for South Australia!
Full Chorus: Heave a-way, me bul-ly, bul-ly boys,
Heave a-way! Heave a-way!
Heave a-way, why don’t ye make some noise?
An’ we’re bound for South Australia! - Cape Cod gals have got big feet,
Codfish’s rows is nice an’ sweet. - Quaker gals don’t wear no frills,
They’re tight an’ skinny as a halibut’s gills. - Glou’ster gals make damn fine cooks,
They’re good at catching sprats on hooks. - Nantucket gals are very fine,
They know how to bait a codfish line.
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