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    Nathan Evans - Wellerman (Sea Shanty) The Captain's mind was not of greed

    And he belonged to the whaleman's creed


    [Verse 1] She took that ship in tow (Huh!)
    There once was a ship that put to sea
    The name of the ship was the Billy O' Tea [Chorus]
    The winds blew up, her bow dipped down Soon may the Wellerman come
    O blow, my bully boys, blow (Huh) To bring us sugar and tea and rum
    One day, when the tonguin' is done
    [Chorus] We'll take our leave and go
    Soon may the Wellerman come
    To bring us sugar and tea and rum [Post-Chorus]
    One day, when the tonguin' is done Da-da, da-da-da-da
    We'll take our leave and go Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
    [Verse 2] Da-da, da-da-da-da
    She'd not been two weeks from shore Da-da-da-da-da-da
    When down on her, a right whale bore
    The captain called all hands and swore [Verse 5]
    He'd take that whale in tow (Huh) For forty days, or even more
    The line went slack, then tight once more
    [Chorus] All boats were lost, there were only four
    Soon may the Wellerman come But still that whale did go (Huh)
    To bring us sugar and tеa and rum
    One day, when the tonguin' is donе [Chorus]
    We'll take our leave and go Soon may the Wellerman come
    To bring us sugar and tea and rum
    [Post-Chorus] One day, when the tonguin' is done
    Da-da, da-da-da-da We'll take our leave and go
    Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
    Da-da, da-da-da-da [Verse 6]
    Da-da-da-da-da-da As far as I've heard, the fight's still on
    The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
    [Verse 3] The Wellerman makes his regular call
    Before the boat had hit the water To encourage the Captain, crew, and all (Huh)
    The whale's tail came up and caught her
    All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her [Chorus]
    When she dived down low (Huh) Soon may the Wellerman come
    To bring us sugar and tea and rum
    [Chorus] One day, when the tonguin' is done
    Soon may the Wellerman come We'll take our leave and go
    To bring us sugar and tea and rum
    One day, when the tonguin' is done [Outro]
    We'll take our leave and go Soon may the Wellerman come
    To bring us sugar and tea and rum
    [Verse 4] One day, when the tonguin' is done
    No line was cut, no whale was freed We'll take our leave and go

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