🎶 Wellerman

Capo 3
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There [Bb]once was a ship that [D#]put to sea
The [Eb]name of the ship was the [Bb]Billy of Tea
The [Bb]winds blew up, her [D#]bow dipped down
O [E7]blow, my bully boys, [Bb]blow

[Em]Soon may the [A#]Wellerman come
To [Eb]bring us sugar and [Bb]tea and rum
[Em]One day, when the [A#]tonguin' is done
We'll [Eb]take our leave and [Bb]go

[Bb]She had not been two weeks from [D#]shore
When [Eb]down on her a right whale [Bb]bore
The [Bb]captain called all hands and [D#]swore
He'd [E7]take that whale in [Bb]tow

[Em]Soon may the [A#]Wellerman come
To [Eb]bring us sugar and [Bb]tea and rum
[Em]One day, when the [A#]tonguin' is done
We'll [Eb]take our leave and [Bb]go

Be[Bb]fore the boat had [D#]hit the water
The [Eb]whale's tail came [Bb]up and caught her
All [Bb]hands to the side, har[D#]pooned and fought her
[E7]When she dived down [Bb]low

[Em]Soon may the [A#]Wellerman come
To [Eb]bring us sugar and [Bb]tea and rum
[Em]One day, when the [A#]tonguin' is done
We'll [Eb]take our leave and [Bb]go

No [Bb]line was cut, no [D#]whale was freed
The [Eb]Captain's mind was [Bb]not of greed
And [Bb]he belonged to the [D#]whaleman's creed
She [E7]took that ship in [Bb]tow

[Em]Soon may the [A#]Wellerman come
To [Eb]bring us sugar and [Bb]tea and rum
[Em]One day, when the [A#]tonguin' is done
We'll [Eb]take our leave and [Bb]go

For [Bb]forty days, or [D#]even more
The [Eb]line went slack, then [Bb]tight once more
All [Bb]boats were lost, there were [D#]only four
But [E7]still that whale did [Bb]go

[Em]Soon may the [A#]Wellerman come
To [Eb]bring us sugar and [Bb]tea and rum
[Em]One day, when the [A#]tonguin' is done
We'll [Eb]take our leave and [Bb]go

As [Bb]far as I've heard, the [D#]fight's still on
The [Eb]line's not cut and the [Bb]whale's not gone
The[Bb] Wellerman makes his [D#]regular call
To en[E7]courage the Captain, [Bb]crew, and all

[Em]Soon may the [A#]Wellerman come
To [Eb]bring us sugar and [Bb]tea and rum
[Em]One day, when the [A#]tonguin' is done
We'll [Eb]take our leave and [Bb]go⠀