OH, the moon shines bright, and we sail to-night, <br /> And we’re bound for Sourabaya! <br />So it’s ‘Farewell, Jane!’ for we’re off again <br /> With the turning of the tide! <br />Oh, the Java girls haven’t got no curls, <br /> But they’ll meet us on the Praya, <br />And, Malay or Dutch, well, the odds ain’t much, <br /> And the ocean’s deep and wide! <br /> <br />We’re bound for Sourabaya, boys, <br /> Where the girls are kind and brown! <br />By the break of day we’ll be far away! <br /> Farewell to Sydney town! <br /> <br />Oh, the girls look glum, when the parting’s come, <br /> And we’re bound for Sourabaya! <br />And they weep and wail, cos’ the ship must sail <br /> With the turning of the tide! <br />But we soon forget, when our sheets are wet <br /> And the dancing dolphins play—ah, <br />And the gale pipes high in the mackerel sky, <br /> And the ocean’s deep and wide! <br /> <br />We’re bound for Sourabaya, boys, <br /> Where the girls are kind and brown, <br />And they hope and pray that we’ve come to stay! <br /> Farewell to Sydney town! <br /> <br />When the coin’s all gone, and the hatches on, <br /> And we’re bound for Sourabaya, <br />There’s a kiss for Nell, and a long farewell, <br /> With the turning of the tide! <br />But there’s not much wrong, and it don’t last long, <br /> Tho’ she mourns you for a day—ah! <br />And she wears no black if you don’t come back! <br /> For the ocean’s deep and wide! <br /> <br />And we’re bound for Sourabaya, boys, <br /> Where the girls are kind and brown, <br />So we’ll drink once more, <br /> While we’re on the shore, <br /> Farewell to Sydney town!<br /><br />Charles Henry Soutar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/bound-for-sourabaya/
