Lyrics

Now farewell, Australian's daughters We shall leave your fruitful shores We shall soon cross deep blue waters To see our home and friends once more We shall sing back songs and shanties Say goodbye to all friends here We shall soon trip our anchor And for old Hamburg we shall steer Rollin' home, rollin' home Rollin' home across the sea Rollin' home to dear old Hamburg Rollin' home, dear land, to thee Eastward, eastward, ever eastward To the setting of the sun We have steered ever eastward Since our voyage has begun Off Cape Horn on a winter's mornin' Setting sails in ice and snow You could hear the shellback's calling "Hoist away and let her go!" Rollin' home, rollin' home Rollin' home across the sea Rollin' home to dear old Hamburg Rollin' home, dear land, to thee