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Wellerman
16,439
Folk
Wellerman was released on May 14, 2023 by Artlist Original as a part of the album Two Weeks from Shore
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Release DateMay 14, 2023
LabelArtlist Original
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM100

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
HillTopTrio
HillTopTrio
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Trad
Trad
Composer
Yuval Semo
Yuval Semo
Arranger
Noam Enbar
Noam Enbar
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Yuval Semo
Yuval Semo
Producer
Carmel De Picciotto
Carmel De Picciotto
Recording Engineer
Noam Enbar
Noam Enbar
Producer

Lyrics

There once was a ship that put to sea
And the name of the ship was the Billy O' Tea
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
Oh blow, my bully boys, blow
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
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
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
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
No line was cut, no whale was freed
The captain's mind was not of greed
And he belonged to the Whaleman's creed
She took that ship 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
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 4
But still that whale did 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
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
Da-da-da-da-da
Written by: Trad, Traditional Diaspora
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