The Wellerman

Sea Shanty

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There once was a ship that put to sea, the name of the ship was the Billy o'Tea, the

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winds blew hard, her bow dipped down, Oh, blow, me bul-ly boys, blow (Huh!

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Soon may the Well-er-man come to bring us su-gar and tea and rum.

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The Wellerman

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One day, when the ton-guin' is done We'll take our leave and go!

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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!)
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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!)
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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 that ship in tow (Huh!)
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For forty 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 (Huh!)
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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 a regular call, to encourage the Captain, crew, and all.
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