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There once was a ship
That put to sea
The name of the ship
Was the Billy of Tea
The winds blew up
Her bow dipped down
O blow, my bully boys, blow
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
She had not been
Two weeks from shore
When down on her
A right whale bore
The captain called
All hands and swore
He'd take that whale in tow
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
Before the boat had hit the water
The whale's tail came up
And caught her
All hands to the side
Harpooned and fought her
When she dived down low
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
No line was cut
No whale was freed
The Captain's mind
Was not of greed
And he belonged
To the whaleman's creed
She took that ship in tow
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
For forty days, or even more
The line went slack
Then tight once more
All boats were lost
There were only four
But still that whale did go
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
As far as I've heard
The fight's still on
The line's not cut
And the whale's not gone
The Wellerman makes
His regular call
To encourage the Captain
Crew, and all
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go

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Wellerman

by Nathan Evans

Lyrics & chords · Original key

There once was a ship

That put to sea

The name of the ship

Was the Billy of Tea

The winds blew up

Her bow dipped down

O blow, my bully boys, blow

Soon may the Wellerman come

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

One day, when the tonguin' is done

We'll take our leave and go

She had not been

Two weeks from shore

When down on her

A right whale bore

The captain called

All hands and swore

He'd take that whale in tow

Soon may the Wellerman come

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

One day, when the tonguin' is done

We'll take our leave and go

Before the boat had hit the water

The whale's tail came up

And caught her

All hands to the side

Harpooned and fought her

When she dived down low

Soon may the Wellerman come

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

One day, when the tonguin' is done

We'll take our leave and go

No line was cut

No whale was freed

The Captain's mind

Was not of greed

And he belonged

To the whaleman's creed

She took that ship in tow

Soon may the Wellerman come

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

One day, when the tonguin' is done

We'll take our leave and go

For forty days, or even more

The line went slack

Then tight once more

All boats were lost

There were only four

But still that whale did go

Soon may the Wellerman come

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

One day, when the tonguin' is done

We'll take our leave and go

As far as I've heard

The fight's still on

The line's not cut

And the whale's not gone

The Wellerman makes

His regular call

To encourage the Captain

Crew, and all

Soon may the Wellerman come

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

One day, when the tonguin' is done

We'll take our leave and go

Soon may the Wellerman come

To bring us sugar and tea and rum

One day, when the tonguin' is done

We'll take our leave and go

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