The Wellerman (Sea Shanty)

There once was a ship that put to see
 And the name of that ship was the Billy of Tea
 The winds blew hard and her bow dipped down
 Blow my, bully boys, blow
 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 tonguing 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 tonguing is done
 We'll take our leave and go
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 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 must go
 And 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 tonguing 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 tonguing is done
 We'll take our leave and go
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 Take our leave and go