Soon may the Wellerman come To bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguin' 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 tonguin' is done We'll take our leave and go Soon may the Wellerman come To bring us
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) her bow dipped down O' blow
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 O' blow, my bully boys, blow (huh) my bully boys
As far as I heard, the hulk broke loose With a final burst of speed The whaleman's world was turned awry The world they knew was gone (huh)