Melody:		South Australia	Back to Roth's Song Index
By:		Eileen McGann
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Woke up on a frozen morn    Heave away, haul away Radio said there's been a storm    I'm bound for work this morning Chorus 1: (after every 2 verses) Heave away you frozen thing    Heave away, haul away All the way you'll hear me sing    I'm bound for work this morning Tried to open up the door Snow's piled up five feet or more Got a shovelling job ahead Except the shovel's in the shed Shoved the door and make a gap One step out I'm on my back It's down my collar, up my nose Down my boots between my toes! Struggle through the drifts and piles Shed seems like its twenty miles Reached the shed and realize I've left the bloody keys inside

It's to the house, back to the shed    Heave away, haul away I think this snow is made of lead    I'm bound for work this morning Chorus 2: (ditto) Heave away the ice and snow    Heave away, haul away Cursin' swearin' as you go    I'm bound for work this morning It's time to shovel out the cars If we can find out where they are The drive is done, the car is clear What's that rumbling noise I hear? I look up at the dreadful sound The city plow is bearing down The city plow goes thundering by Leaving snow banks ten feet high The car is buried there's no way I'll make it into work today I'll hitch the dog up to the sled It's time this daschund earned his bread The car is lost, the dog has fled    Heave away, haul away It's time I headed back to bed!    (silence)