Karaoké Wellerman The Longest Johns

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

Huah

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

Huah

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 below

Huah

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 on greed

But he belonged to the whaleman's creed

She took that ship in tow

Huah

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 a 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