[Intro]
G C - G Em Am - C - F - C
[Verse]
C G Am
I am an orphan girl,
F G C
In Westport I was found,
C G Am
The workhouse is my world,
F G C
Since the praties took us down,
F Am
What time in life is left to me,
Dm G
If I don’t leave Westport town,
C G Am C
But the crown is sending girls to sea,
F G C
For far Australia bound.
[Chorus ]
F G C Am
Sail, sail, sail me away,
Dm Am C G
Sail to Au-stralia-ay-yayy-aay-ay;
F G Am Em
Sail, sail, sail me I pray,
F Am F G C
Sail me away… to Austra-aaa-lia.
[Verse]
C G Am
They say Australia’s fine,
F G C
They say Australia’s fair;
C G Am
Australia’s on my mind -
F G C
And the fields of praties there;
F Am
I pray when this inspection’s done,
Dm G
That they’ll say me fit to sail,
C G Am C
For they don’t just send out anyone,
F G C
Oh Lord, don’t see me fail.
[Chorus]
F G Am
Sail, sail, sail me away,
Dm Am C G
Sail to Au-stralia-ay-yayy-aay-ay;
F G Am Em
Sail, sail, sail me I pray,
F Am C G C
Sail me away… to Austra-aaa-lia.
[Verse]
C G Am
I am scarcely turned sixteen,
F G C
But I’m ready now to go;
C G Am
I’m decent and I’m clean,
F G C
Fit for any man to know.
F Am
And I will be some good man’s wife,
Dm G
If there I’ll settle down -
C G Am C
And find myself a better life,
F G C
If I get to Sydney town.
[Chorus]
F G Am
Sail, sail, sail me away,
Dm Am C G
Sail to Au-stralia-ay-yayy-aay-ay;
F G Am Em
Sail, sail, sail me I pray,
F Am C G C
Sail me away… to Austra-aaa-lia.
[Outro]
F Am F G
Sail me away… sail me I pray…
F Am C G C
Oh, sail me away… to Australia.
C G Am F G Am C
Oh, I am an Orphan Girl…oh, I am an Orphan Girl