And the name of that ship was Billy o' Tea Before the boat had hit the water Str. 5 The winds blew hard, her bow dipped down The whale's tail came up and caught her Blow, me bully boys, blow (huh) For forty days or even more (ooh) All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her The line went slack then tight once more Ref. When she dived down below (huh) All boats were lost, there were only four Soon may the Wellerman come Ref. And still that whale did go To bring us sugar and tea and rum Soon may the Wellerman come Ref. One day, when the tonguing' is done To bring us sugar and tea and rum We'll take our leave and go Soon may the Wellerman come One day, when the tonguing' is done To bring us sugar and tea and rum Str. 2 We'll take our leave and go One day, when the tonguing' is done She had not been two weeks from shore Str. 4 We'll take our leave and go When down on her a right whale bore No line was cut, no whale was freed Str. 6 The captain called all hands and swore An' the captain's mind was not on greed He'd take that whale in tow (huh) As far as I've heard, the fight's still on But he belonged to the Whaleman's creed The line's not cut, and the whale's not gone Ref. She took that ship in tow (huh) The Wellerman makes his regular call Soon may the Wellerman come Ref. To encourage the captain, crew and all To bring us sugar and tea and rum Soon may the Wellerman come Ref. (2x) One day, when the tonguing' is done To bring us sugar and tea and rum We'll take our leave and go Soon may the Wellerman come One day, when the tonguing' is done To bring us sugar and tea and rum We'll take our leave and go One day, when the tonguing' is done We'll take our leave and go