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Soon May The Wellerman Come

Traditional New Zealander Whaling Song Melody based on @nathanevanss TikTok performance (12/27/2020)
Harmony based on The Longest Johns (2018)
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Tenor 1

Tenor 2
There once was a ship that put to sea; the name of the ship was the

Bass

T1

T2
Bil - ly of Tea. The winds blew up her bow dipped down: a - blow, my bul - ly boys

T1
Soon may the Wel - ler - man come to bring us su - gar and

T2
blow. Soon may the Wel - ler - man come to bring us su - gar and

B
Soon may the Wel - ler - man come to bring us su - gar and

adapted for TTB Choir by Lance Newman (2021)

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T1
tea and rum. One day when the ton - guin' is done, we'll take our leave and

T2
tea and rum. One day when the ton - guin' is done, we'll take our leave and

B
tea and rum. One day when the ton - guin' is done, we'll take our leave and

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T1
go.

T2
go. She had not been two weeks from shore when down on her a

B
go.

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T1

T2
right whale bore. The cap - tain called all hands and swore he'd

B
he'd

adapted for TTB Choir by Lance Newman (2021)

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T1
Soon may the Wel - ler - man come to

T2
take that whale in tow. Soon may the Wel - ler - man come to

B
take that whale in tow. Soon may the Wel - ler - man come to

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T1
bring us su - gar and tea and rum. One day when the ton - guin' is done, we'll

T2
bring us su - gar and tea and rum. One day when the ton - guin' is done, we'll

B
bring us su - gar and tea and rum. One day when the ton - guin' is done, we'll

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T1
take our leave and go.

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T2
take our leave and go. Be - fore the boat had hit the wa - ter, the

B
take our leave and go.

adapted for TTB Choir by Lance Newman (2021)

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T1

T2
whale's tail came up and caught her. All hands to the side har -

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T1
Soon may the

T2
- pooned and fought her when she dived down low Soon may the

B
when she dived down low Soon may the

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T1
Wel - ler - man come to bring us su - gar and tea and rum. One day when the

T2
Wel - ler - man come to bring us su - gar and tea and rum. One day when the

B
Wel - ler - man come to bring us su - gar and tea and rum. One day when the

adapted for TTB Choir by Lance Newman (2021)

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T1
ton - guin' is done, we'll take our leave and go.

T2
ton - guin' is done, we'll take our leave and go.

B
ton - guin' is done, we'll take our leave and go.

adapted for TTB Choir by Lance Newman (2021)