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[Verse 1]
There Cmonce was a ship that put to sea
And the Fmname of the ship was the CmBilly o' Tea
The Cmwinds blew up, her bow dipped down
CmBlow, my Gbully boys, Cmblow Ha!
[Chorus]
AbSoon may the EbWellerman come
To Fmbring us sugar and Cmtea and rum
AbOne day, when the Ebtonguin' is done
We'll Abtake our Gleave and Cmgo
[Verse 2]
She Cmhad not been two weeks from shore
When Fmdown on her a Cmright whale bore
The Cmcaptain called all hands and swore
He'd Cmtake that Gwhale in Cmtow Ha!
[Chorus]
AbSoon may the EbWellerman come
To Fmbring us sugar and Cmtea and rum
AbOne day, when the Ebtonguin' is done
We'll Abtake our Gleave and Cmgo
[Verse 3]
BeCmfore the boat had hit the water
The Fmwhale's tail came Cmup and caught her
All Cmhands to the side, harpooned and fought her
When Cmshe dived Gdown belCmow Ha!
[Chorus]
AbSoon may the EbWellerman come
To Fmbring us sugar and Cmtea and rum
AbOne day, when the Ebtonguin' is done
We'll Abtake our Gleave and Cmgo
[Verse 4]
No Cmline was cut, no whale was freed
The FmCaptain's mind was Cmnot of greed
But Cmhe belonged to the whaleman's creed
She Cmtook the Gship in Cmtow Ha!
[Chorus]
AbSoon may the EbWellerman come
To Fmbring us sugar and Cmtea and rum
AbOne day, when the Ebtonguin' is done
We'll Abtake our Gleave and Cmgo
[Verse 5]
For Cmforty days, or even more
The Fmline went slack, then Cmtight once more
All Cmboats were lost, there were only four
But Cmstill that Gwhale did Cmgo
[Chorus]
AbSoon may the EbWellerman come
To Fmbring us sugar and Cmtea and rum
AbOne day, when the Ebtonguin' is done
We'll Abtake our Gleave 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 CmWellerman makes his regular call
To enFmcourage the Captain, Cmcrew, and all
[Chorus]
AbSoon may the EbWellerman come
To Fmbring us sugar and Cmtea and rum
AbOne day, when the Ebtonguin' is done
We'll Abtake our Gleave and Cmgo Eb
AbSoon may the EbWellerman come
To Fmbring us sugar and Cmtea and rum
AbOne day, when the Ebtonguin' is done
We'll Abtake our Gleave and Cmgo
