The Dandy Highwaymen’s Land Shanties lyrics archive: East Australia
To the tune of “South Australia” (traditional)
From Southern England she was torn
Heave away, haul away
From Southern England where she was born
She is bound for East Australia
Haul away our rolling queen
Heave away, haul away
All the way you’ll hear her sing
“I am bound for East Australia”
Many times she escaped, but now she’s caught
Heave away, haul away
Life in a penal colony’s now her lot
She is bound for East Australia
She made her plan, she laid it well
Heave away, haul away
But now they’re taking her to Hell
She is bound for East Australia
There is just one thing on her mind
And that’s leaving her buried treasure behind
But once she’s on Australia’s strand
She’ll have a flintlock in her hand
Her life of crime will never end
And that’s why we’re proud to call her friend