There once was a ship that put to sea
And the name of that ship was the Billyo' Tea
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
Blow my bully boys blowHuh!
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day when thetonguin' 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 towHuh!
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day when thetonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
Before that boat had hit the water
Thewhale's tail came up and caught her
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
When she dived down belowHuh!
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day when thetonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
No line was cut, no whale was freed
TheCaptain's mind was not on greed
But he belonged to thewhaleman's creed
She took that ship in towHuh!
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day when thetonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
For forty days, or even more
The line went slack, then tight once more
All boats were lost, there were only four
But still that whale did go
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day when thetonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
As far asI've heard, thefight's still on
Theline's not cut and thewhale's not gone
The Wellerman makes his a 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 thetonguin' 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 thetonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go