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
ມີຄັ້ງຫນຶ່ງດັ່ງກ່າວທີ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ທະເລ
ແລະຊື່ຂອງດັ່ງກ່າວນັ້ນແມ່ນຂອງເພື່ອນ o 'ຊາ
ລົມພັດມາຍາກ, ນາງ bow ຈຸ່ມລົງ
ສ້າງຄວາມເສຍຫາຍ, ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ bully ເດັກນ້ອຍຊາຍ, ສ້າງຄວາມເສຍຫາຍ (Huh!)
[Chorus]
ໃນໄວໆນີ້ອາດຈະໄດ້ Wellerman ມາ
ເພື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ພວກເຮົານ້ໍາຕານແລະຊາແລະ rum
ມື້ຫນຶ່ງ, ໃນເວລາທີ່ tonguin 'ແມ່ນເຮັດ
ພວກເຮົາຈະໃຊ້ເວລາອອກຂອງພວກເຮົາແລະໄປ
[Verse 2]
ນາງບໍ່ໄດ້ສອງອາທິດຈາກຝັ່ງ
ໃນເວລາທີ່ລົງກ່ຽວກັບຂອງນາງ, ເປັນຄົນເວົ້າຫຼາຍ whale ສິດ
ກັບຕັນເອີ້ນວ່າມືທັງຫມົດແລະປະຕິຍານ
ພຣະອົງໄດ້ສັ່ງເອົາ whale ວ່າໃນ tow (Hah!)
[Chorus]
ໃນໄວໆນີ້ອາດຈະໄດ້ Wellerman ມາ
ເພື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ພວກເຮົານ້ໍາຕານແລະຊາແລະ rum
ມື້ຫນຶ່ງ, ໃນເວລາທີ່ tonguin 'ແມ່ນເຮັດ
ພວກເຮົາຈະໃຊ້ເວລາອອກຂອງພວກເຮົາແລະໄປ
[Verse 3]
ກ່ອນທີ່ເຮືອໄດ້ໂດນນ້ໍາ
ຫາງປາວານຂອງຂຶ້ນມາແລະຖືກຈັບຂອງນາງ
ມືທັງຫມົດຂ້າງ, harpooned ແລະຕໍ່ສູ້ຂອງນາງ
ໃນເວລາທີ່ນາງ dived ລົງຕ່ໍາກວ່າ (ບັນທຶກ!)
[Chorus]
ໃນໄວໆນີ້ອາດຈະໄດ້ Wellerman ມາ
ເພື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ພວກເຮົານ້ໍາຕານແລະຊາແລະ rum
ມື້ຫນຶ່ງ, ໃນເວລາທີ່ tonguin 'ແມ່ນເຮັດ
ພວກເຮົາຈະໃຊ້ເວລາອອກຂອງພວກເຮົາແລະໄປ
[Verse 4]
No ເສັ້ນຖືກຕັດ, ບໍ່ມີ whale ໄດ້ຮັບການປົດປ່ອຍ
ຈິດໃຈຂອງ Captain ບໍ່ໄດ້ຢູ່ໃນຄວາມໂລບ
ແຕ່ເຂົາຈະເປັນສາດສະຫນາ whaleman ຂອງ
ນາງໄດ້ດັ່ງກ່າວໃນ tow (Huh!)
[Chorus]
ໃນໄວໆນີ້ອາດຈະໄດ້ Wellerman ມາ
ເພື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ພວກເຮົານ້ໍາຕານແລະຊາແລະ rum
ມື້ຫນຶ່ງ, ໃນເວລາທີ່ tonguin 'ແມ່ນເຮັດ
ພວກເຮົາຈະໃຊ້ເວລາອອກຂອງພວກເຮົາແລະໄປ
[Verse 5]
ສໍາລັບສີ່ສິບວັນ, ຫຼືແມ້ກະທັ້ງຫຼາຍ
ເສັ້ນໄດ້ slack, ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນໃກ້ຊິດຫຼາຍຄັ້ງ
ເຮືອທັງຫມົດໄດ້ຖືກສູນເສຍໄປ, ມີພຽງແຕ່ສີ່
ແຕ່ຍັງວ່າ whale ໄດ້ໄປ
[Chorus]
ໃນໄວໆນີ້ອາດຈະໄດ້ Wellerman ມາ
ເພື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ພວກເຮົານ້ໍາຕານແລະຊາແລະ rum
ມື້ຫນຶ່ງ, ໃນເວລາທີ່ tonguin 'ແມ່ນເຮັດ
ພວກເຮົາຈະໃຊ້ເວລາອອກຂອງພວກເຮົາແລະໄປ
[Verse 6]
ເທົ່າທີ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ຍິນ, ການຕໍ່ສູ້ຍັງກ່ຽວກັບ
ເສັ້ນບໍ່ຕັດແລະ whale ໄດ້ບໍ່ຫມົດ
The Wellerman ເຮັດໃຫ້ການໂທປົກກະຕິຂອງເຂົາ
ເພື່ອສົ່ງເສີມການກັບຕັນເຮືອ, ແລະທັງຫມົດ
[Chorus]
ໃນໄວໆນີ້ອາດຈະໄດ້ Wellerman ມາ
ເພື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ພວກເຮົານ້ໍາຕານແລະຊາແລະ rum
ມື້ຫນຶ່ງ, ໃນເວລາທີ່ tonguin 'ແມ່ນເຮັດ
ພວກເຮົາຈະໃຊ້ເວລາອອກຂອງພວກເຮົາແລະໄປ
ໃນໄວໆນີ້ອາດຈະໄດ້ Wellerman ມາ
ເພື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ພວກເຮົານ້ໍາຕານແລະຊາແລະ rum
ມື້ຫນຶ່ງ, ໃນເວລາທີ່ tonguin 'ແມ່ນເຮັດ
ພວກເຮົາຈະໃຊ້ເວລາອອກຂອງພວກເຮົາແລະໄປ