Wellerman

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 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 (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
 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 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 the 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
 For 40 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
 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