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Nathan Evans - Wellerman

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

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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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