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
Kedysi bola loď, ktorá sa dostala na more
A názov tejto lode bol čaj Billy O 'Tea
Vietor sa tvrdo vrhol, jej luk sa ponoril dole
Vyfukujte, ja šikanovaní chlapci, fúkanie (hah!)
[Chorus]
Čoskoro prichádza Wellerman
Priniesť nám cukor, čaj a rum
Jedného dňa, keď je Tonguin hotový
Vezmeme našu dovolenku a pôjdeme
[Verš 2]
Nebola dva týždne od pobrežia
Keď je na ňu, pravá veľryba
Kapitán zavolal všetky ruky a prisahal
Vzal by tú veľrybu do vleku (hah!)
[Chorus]
Čoskoro prichádza Wellerman
Priniesť nám cukor, čaj a rum
Jedného dňa, keď je Tonguin hotový
Vezmeme našu dovolenku a pôjdeme
[Verš 3]
Predtým, ako loď narazila na vodu
Prišiel chvost veľryby a chytil ju
Všetky ruky na bok, harpooned a bojovali s ňou
Keď sa ponorila dole (hm!)
[Chorus]
Čoskoro prichádza Wellerman
Priniesť nám cukor, čaj a rum
Jedného dňa, keď je Tonguin hotový
Vezmeme našu dovolenku a pôjdeme
[Verš 4]
Žiadna čiara nebola rezaná, žiadna veľryba nebola prepustená
Kapitánova myseľ nebola chamtivá
Ale patril k Whaleman's Creed
Vzala tú loď v závese (hm!)
[Chorus]
Čoskoro prichádza Wellerman
Priniesť nám cukor, čaj a rum
Jedného dňa, keď je Tonguin hotový
Vezmeme našu dovolenku a pôjdeme
[Verš 5]
Štyridsať dní alebo ešte viac
Linka sa uvoľnila a potom ešte raz pevne pevne
Všetky lode boli stratené, boli tam iba štyri
Ale stále tá veľryba išla
[Chorus]
Čoskoro prichádza Wellerman
Priniesť nám cukor, čaj a rum
Jedného dňa, keď je Tonguin hotový
Vezmeme našu dovolenku a pôjdeme
[Verš 6]
Pokiaľ som počul, boj je stále zapnutý
Čiara nie je rezaná a veľryba nie je preč
Wellerman robí pravidelný hovor
Povzbudiť kapitána, posádku a všetko
[Chorus]
Čoskoro prichádza Wellerman
Priniesť nám cukor, čaj a rum
Jedného dňa, keď je Tonguin hotový
Vezmeme našu dovolenku a pôjdeme
Čoskoro prichádza Wellerman
Priniesť nám cukor, čaj a rum
Jedného dňa, keď je Tonguin hotový
Vezmeme našu dovolenku a pôjdeme