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 (Hah!)
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 (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 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
Pernah ada kapal yang diletakkan di laut
Dan nama kapal itu adalah teh billy o
Angin bertiup kencang, busurnya dicelupkan ke bawah
Blow, Me Bully Boys, Blow (hah!)
[Paduan suara]
Segera semoga wellerman datang
Untuk membawakan kita gula dan teh dan rum
Suatu hari, saat tonguin selesai
Kami akan pergi dan pergi
[Ayat 2]
Dia belum dua minggu dari pantai
Saat turun di atasnya, paus kanan membosankan
Kapten memanggil semua tangan dan bersumpah
Dia akan mengambil paus itu (hah!)
[Paduan suara]
Segera semoga wellerman datang
Untuk membawakan kita gula dan teh dan rum
Suatu hari, saat tonguin selesai
Kami akan pergi dan pergi
[Ayat 3]
Sebelum perahu menabrak air
Ekor paus muncul dan menangkapnya
Semua tangan ke samping, mengeput dan melawannya
Ketika dia menyelam di bawah (huh!)
[Paduan suara]
Segera semoga wellerman datang
Untuk membawakan kita gula dan teh dan rum
Suatu hari, saat tonguin selesai
Kami akan pergi dan pergi
[Ayat 4]
Tidak ada garis yang dipotong, tidak ada paus yang dibebaskan
Pikiran Kapten bukanlah Keserakahan
Tapi dia milik kepercayaan paus itu
Dia mengambil kapal itu di belakangnya (ya!)
[Paduan suara]
Segera semoga wellerman datang
Untuk membawakan kita gula dan teh dan rum
Suatu hari, saat tonguin selesai
Kami akan pergi dan pergi
[Ayat 5]
Selama empat puluh hari, atau bahkan lebih
Garis menjadi kendur, lalu kencang sekali lagi
Semua kapal hilang, hanya ada empat
Tapi tetap paus itu
[Paduan suara]
Segera semoga wellerman datang
Untuk membawakan kita gula dan teh dan rum
Suatu hari, saat tonguin selesai
Kami akan pergi dan pergi
[Ayat 6]
Sejauh yang saya dengar, pertarungan masih berlangsung
Garis itu tidak dipotong dan paus tidak hilang
The Wellerman membuat panggilan biasa
Untuk mendorong kapten, kru, dan semuanya
[Paduan suara]
Segera semoga wellerman datang
Untuk membawakan kita gula dan teh dan rum
Suatu hari, saat tonguin selesai
Kami akan pergi dan pergi
Segera semoga wellerman datang
Untuk membawakan kita gula dan teh dan rum
Suatu hari, saat tonguin selesai
Kami akan pergi dan pergi