Karaoké Wellerman (Sea Shanty) Nathan Evans

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

Huh

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'd 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 tonguin' is done we'll take our leave and go

Da da da da da da

Da da da da

Da da da da da

Da da da da da da

Da da da da da da

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

Huh

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

Huh

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

Da da da da da da

Da da da da

Da da da da da

Da da da da da da

Da da da da da da

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

Huh

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