Wellerman (Sea Shanty)

There once was a ship that put to sea
And the name of that
ship was the Billy o' Tea
The winds blew hard
her bow dipped down
Blow me bully boys blow huh
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day when the tonguing 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 huh
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day when the tonguing 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 below huh
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
No line was cut no whale was freed
An' the captain's mind
was not on greed
But he belonged
to the Whaleman's creed
She took that ship in tow huh
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
For forty days or even more ooh
The line went slack
then tight once more
All boats were lost
there were only four
And still that whale did go
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day when the tonguing 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 tonguing 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 tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go