The Wellerman

(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 There once was a ship that put to sea The name of the ship was the Billy of Tea The winds blew up, her bow dipped down Oh, blow, my bully boys, blow (huh) Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da She'd 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 tonguing is done We'll take our leave and go Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da 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 low (huh) 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 Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da 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 (huh) 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