Chords
[Verse 1]
There Cmonce was a ship that put to sea
The Fmname of the ship was the CmBilly of Tea
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
Oh G7blow, my bully boys, Cmblow (huh)
[Chorus]
AbSoon may the EbWellerman come
To Fmbring us sugar and Cmtea and rum
AbOne day, when the Ebtonguing is done
We'll G7take our leave and Cmgo
[Verse 2]
CmShe'd not been two weeks from shore
When Fmdown on her a Cmright whale bore
The captain called all hands and swore
He'd G7take that whale in Cmtow (huh)
[Chorus]
AbSoon may the EbWellerman come
To Fmbring us sugar and Cmtea and rum
AbOne day, when the Ebtonguing is done
We'll G7take our leave and Cmgo
[Interlude]
Ab Eb
[Dadadadadadada]
Fm Cm
[Dadadadadadadada]
Ab Eb G7 Cm
[Dadadadadadadadadadadada]
[Verse 3]
BeCmfore the boat had hit the water
The Fmwhale's tail came Cmup and caught her
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
G7When she dived down Cmlow (huh)
[Chorus]
AbSoon may the EbWellerman come
To Fmbring us sugar and Cmtea and rum
AbOne day, when the Ebtonguing is done
We'll G7take our leave and Cmgo
[Verse 4]
No Cmline was cut, no whale was freed
The Fmcaptain's mind was Cmnot of greed
And he belonged to the Whaleman's creed
She G7took that ship in Cmtow (huh)
[Chorus]
AbSoon may the EbWellerman come
To Fmbring us sugar and Cmtea and rum
AbOne day, when the Ebtonguing is done
We'll G7take our leave and Cmgo
[Interlude]
Ab Eb
[Dadadadadadada]
Fm Cm
[Dadadadadadadada]
Ab Eb G7 Cm
[Dadadadadadadadadadadada]
[Verse 5]
For Cmforty days or even more
The Fmline went slack then Cmtight once more
All boats were lost, there were only four
But G7still that whale did Cmgo (huh)
[Chorus]
AbSoon may the EbWellerman come
To Fmbring us sugar and Cmtea and rum
AbOne day, when the Ebtonguing is done
We'll G7take our leave and Cmgo
[Verse 6]
As Cmfar as I've heard, the fight's still on
The Fmline's not cut, and the Cmwhale's not gone
The Wellerman makes his regular call
To enG7courage the captain, Cmcrew and all
[Chorus]
AbSoon may the EbWellerman come
To Fmbring us sugar and Cmtea and rum
AbOne day, when the Ebtonguing is done
We'll G7take our leave and Cmgo
[Outro]
AbSoon may the EbWellerman come
To Fmbring us sugar and Cmtea and rum
AbOne day, when the Ebtonguing is done
We'll G7take our leave and Cmgo
