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
Bola raz jedna loď, ktorá kladený na mori
A meno tej lode bol Billy o'Tea
Víchrica tvrdo, jej lúk máčané dole
Blow Me bully boys, rana (jo!)
[Chorus]
Čoskoro môže prísť Wellerman
Aby nám cukor a čaj a rum
Jedného dňa, keď tonguin 'sa vykonáva
Vezmeme našu dovolenku a ísť
[Verse 2]
Nebola dva týždne od brehu
Keď sa na ňu právo veľryba otvor
Kapitán zavolal všetky ruky a prisahal
Musel vziať túto veľrybu do vleku (Cha!)
[Chorus]
Čoskoro môže prísť Wellerman
Aby nám cukor a čaj a rum
Jedného dňa, keď tonguin 'sa vykonáva
Vezmeme našu dovolenku a ísť
[Verse 3]
Pred tým, než loď zasiahol vodu
Chvost veľryby prišiel a chytil ju
Všetci na boku, harpooned a bojoval s ňou
Keď sa ponorila dole (Huh!)
[Chorus]
Čoskoro môže prísť Wellerman
Aby nám cukor a čaj a rum
Jedného dňa, keď tonguin 'sa vykonáva
Vezmeme našu dovolenku a ísť
[Verse 4]
No linka bola rez, nie veľryby bol prepustený
Kapitánov myseľ nebola na chamtivosti
Ale patril k viere v to lovec veľrýb
Vzala tú loď do vleku (Huh!)
[Chorus]
Čoskoro môže prísť Wellerman
Aby nám cukor a čaj a rum
Jedného dňa, keď tonguin 'sa vykonáva
Vezmeme našu dovolenku a ísť
[Verse 5]
Štyridsať dní, alebo dokonca viac
Linka išla vôľa, potom tesný ešte raz
Všetky lode boli stratené, tam boli len štyri
Ale napriek tomu, že veľryba urobila go
[Chorus]
Čoskoro môže prísť Wellerman
Aby nám cukor a čaj a rum
Jedného dňa, keď tonguin 'sa vykonáva
Vezmeme našu dovolenku a ísť
[Verse 6]
Čo sa týka som počul, že boj je stále na
Linka sa neprerušuje a veľryba to nešlo
Wellerman robí jeho pravidelný hovor
S cieľom podporiť veliteľ, posádka a všetci
[Chorus]
Čoskoro môže prísť Wellerman
Aby nám cukor a čaj a rum
Jedného dňa, keď tonguin 'sa vykonáva
Vezmeme našu dovolenku a ísť
Čoskoro môže prísť Wellerman
Aby nám cukor a čaj a rum
Jedného dňa, keď tonguin 'sa vykonáva
Vezmeme našu dovolenku a ísť