Ostrali Soth / South Australia
Ostrali Soth yw ow mammvro’
Tennewgh men, Halyewgh men
Ostrali Soth, Penn Korn a-dro,
Dh’Ostrali Soth yth en ni.
Burdhen
Halyewgh men hwi varners splann
Tennewgh men, Halyewgh men
Halyewgh men, Klewewgh ow han
Dh’Ostrali Soth yth en ni.
Dell gerdhyn vy y’n myttin kler,
Tennewgh men, Halyewgh men
Y teuth erbynn ow Nancy Blair,
Dh’Ostrali Soth yth en ni.
‘Ma unn dra genev war ow brys,
Tennewgh men, Halyewgh men
A-dryv ‘ vydh Nancy Blair gesys,
Dh’Ostrali Soth yth en ni.
A-dro dhe’n Korn, gwyrdh vydh ‘gas liw,
Tennewgh men, Halyewgh men
Re Duw, ny vynnowgh bos yn fyw!
Dh’Ostrali Soth yth en ni.
Lyrics in English
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In South Australia I was born,
heave away, haul away
In South Australia, 'round Cape Horn,
we're bound for South Australia
Chorus
Haul away you rolling king ,
heave away, haul away
Haul away, you'll hear me sing,
We're bound for South Australia
As I walked out one morning fair,
heave away, haul away
'Twas there I met Miss Nancy Blair,
we're bound for South Australia
There's just one thing that's on my mind,
heave away, haul away
That's leaving Nancy Blair behind,
we're bound for South Australia
And as we wallop round Cape Horn,
heave away, haul away
You'll wish to God you've never been born,
we're bound for South Australia