Soon May The Wellerman Come

Arr. por Pablo Abarca

q = 95
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‹ There once was a ship that put to sea, the
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‹ name of that ship was the Bi - lly o' Tea. The
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‹ winds blew up her bow dipped down, oh bl - ow my bu - lly boys blow. Whoa!

1. There once was a ship that put to sea, 4. No line was cut, no whale was freed,
The name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea. The captain's mind was not on greed.
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down But he belonged to whaleman's creed,
Oh blow me bully boys, blow. Whoa! She took that ship in tow. Whoa!

2. She'd not been two weeks from shore 5. For forty days, or even more
When down on her, a right whale bore. The line went slack, then tight once more.
The captain called all hands and swore All boats were lost, there were only four
He'd take that whale in tow. Whoa! But still that whale did go. Whoa!

3. Before the boat had hit the water 6. As fas as I've heard, the fight's still on;
The whale's tail came up and caught her. The line's not cut and the whale's not gone.
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her The Wellerman makes his regular call
When she dived down below. Whoa! To encourage the captain, crew, and all.
 Soon May The
Wellerman Come
Arr. por Pablo Abarca

q = 95
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‹ Soon may the We - ller - man come to bring us su - gar and tea and rum.

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‹ Soon may the We - ller - man come to bring us su - gar and tea and rum.

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Soon may the We - ller - man come to bring us su - gar and tea and rum.

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‹ One day when the ton - guin' is done we'll take our leave and go.

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‹ One day when the ton - guin' is done we'll take our leave and go.

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‹ Soon may the We -ller-man come to bring us su-gar and tea and rum.

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Soon may the We - ller - man come to bring us su - gar and tea and rum.

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One day when the ton - guin' is done we'll take our leave and go.

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‹ One day when the ton - guin' is done we'll take our leave and go.

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One day when the ton - guin' is done we'll take our leave and go.

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‹ One day when the ton - guin' is done we'll take our leave and go.

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One day when the ton - guin' is done we'll take our leave and go.