Wellerman

There once was a ship that put to sea	a
And the name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea	d a
The winds blew hard, her bow dipped down	a
Blow, me bully boys, blow (Hah!)	E a

Soon may the Wellerman come	F C
To bring us sugar and tea and rum	d a
One day, when the tonguin' is done	F C
We'll take our leave and go	E a

She had not been two weeks from shore	a
When down on her, a right whale bore	d a
The captain called all hands and swore	a
He'd take that whale in tow (Hah!)	E a

Soon may the Wellerman come	F C
To bring us sugar and tea and rum	d a
One day, when the tonguin' is done	F C
We'll take our leave and go	E a

Before the boat had hit the water	a
The whale's tail came up and caught her	d a
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her	a
When she dived down below (Huh!)	E a

Soon may the Wellerman come	F C
To bring us sugar and tea and rum	d a
One day, when the tonguin' is done	F C
We'll take our leave and go	E a

No line was cut, no whale was freed	a
The Captain's mind was not on greed	d a
But he belonged to the whaleman's creed	a
She took that ship in tow (Huh!)	E a

Soon may the Wellerman come	F C
To bring us sugar and tea and rum	d a
One day, when the tonguin' is done	F C
We'll take our leave and go	E a

For forty days, or even more	a
The line went slack, then tight once more	d a
All boats were lost, there were only four	a
But still that whale did go	E a

Soon may the Wellerman come	F C
To bring us sugar and tea and rum	d a
One day, when the tonguin' is done	F C
We'll take our leave and go	E a

As far as I've heard, the fight's still on	a
The line's not cut and the whale's not gone	d a
The Wellerman makes his a regular call	a
To encourage the Captain, crew, and all	E a

Soon may the Wellerman come	F C
To bring us sugar and tea and rum	d a
One day, when the tonguin' is done	F C
We'll take our leave and go	E a

Soon may the Wellerman come	F C
To bring us sugar and tea and rum	d a
One day, when the tonguin' is done	F C
We'll take our leave and go	E a