There once was a ship that put to sea
And the name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea
The winds blew hard, her bow dipped down
Blow, me bully boys, blow (Huh!)
There once was a ship that put to sea
And the name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea
The winds blew hard, her bow dipped down
Blow, me bully boys, blow (Huh!)
[Chorus]
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
[Verse 2]
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 tow (Hah!)
[Chorus]
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
[Verse 3]
Before the boat had hit the water
The whale's tail came up and caught her
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
When she dived down below (Huh!)
[Chorus]
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
[Verse 4]
No line was cut, no whale was freed
The Captain's mind was not on greed
But he belonged to the whaleman's creed
She took that ship in tow (Huh!)
[Chorus]
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
[Verse 5]
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
[Chorus]
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
[Verse 6]
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on
The line's not cut and the whale's not gone
The Wellerman makes his a regular call
To encourage the Captain, crew, and all
[Chorus]
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguin' 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 the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
Der var engang et skib, der stå til søs
Og navnet på skibet var Billy o' Te
Vinden blæste hårdt, bøje hende dyppet ned
Blow, me mobbe drenge, slag (Huh!)
[Kor]
Snart kan Wellerman komme
At bringe os sukker og te og rom
En dag, da den tonguin' sker
Vi tager vores orlov og gå
[Vers 2]
Hun havde ikke været to uger fra kysten
Når ned på hende, en ret hval boring
Kaptajnen kaldte alle hænder og svor
Han ville tage at hval på slæb (Hah!)
[Kor]
Snart kan Wellerman komme
At bringe os sukker og te og rom
En dag, da den tonguin' sker
Vi tager vores orlov og gå
[Vers 3]
Før båden havde ramt vandet
Hvalens hale kom op og fangede hende
Alle mand til siden, harpuneret og kæmpede hende
Da hun dykkede ned under (Huh!)
[Kor]
Snart kan Wellerman komme
At bringe os sukker og te og rom
En dag, da den tonguin' sker
Vi tager vores orlov og gå
[Vers 4]
Ingen linje blev skåret, blev der ikke hval befriet
Kaptajnens sind var ikke på grådighed
Men han hørte til whaleman s trosbekendelse
Hun tog det skib på slæb (Huh!)
[Kor]
Snart kan Wellerman komme
At bringe os sukker og te og rom
En dag, da den tonguin' sker
Vi tager vores orlov og gå
[Vers 5]
I fyrre dage, eller endnu mere
Linjen gik slap, så stram en gang mere
Alle både blev tabt, var der kun fire
Men stadig, at hval gik
[Kor]
Snart kan Wellerman komme
At bringe os sukker og te og rom
En dag, da den tonguin' sker
Vi tager vores orlov og gå
[Vers 6]
Så vidt jeg har hørt, kampen er stadig på
Linjen er ikke skåret og hvalen er ikke gået
Den Wellerman gør hans regelmæssig opkald
For at fremme Kaptajn, besætning, og alle
[Kor]
Snart kan Wellerman komme
At bringe os sukker og te og rom
En dag, da den tonguin' sker
Vi tager vores orlov og gå
Snart kan Wellerman komme
At bringe os sukker og te og rom
En dag, da den tonguin' sker
Vi tager vores orlov og gå