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
Nekada je bio brod koji je stavio na more
A naziv tog broda bio je Billy O 'čaj
Vjetrovi su teško puhali, luk joj se spustio
Puhati, maltretiram momke, puše (hah!)
[Chorus]
Uskoro će doći Wermerman
Da nam donese šećer i čaj i rum
Jednog dana, kad se to radi jezičak
Uzećemo odsustvo i odlazimo
[VERSE 2]
Nije bila dve nedelje od obale
Kad je dole na njenom, desni kitov
Kapetan je nazvao sve ruke i zakleo se
Uzeo bi taj kitov u vuče (hah!)
[Chorus]
Uskoro će doći Wermerman
Da nam donese šećer i čaj i rum
Jednog dana, kad se to radi jezičak
Uzećemo odsustvo i odlazimo
[VERSE 3]
Prije nego što je čamac udario u vodu
Kitov rep došao je i uhvatio je
Sve ruke na stranu, harpura i borili su se
Kad se ona odlučila dolje (huh!)
[Chorus]
Uskoro će doći Wermerman
Da nam donese šećer i čaj i rum
Jednog dana, kad se to radi jezičak
Uzećemo odsustvo i odlazimo
[VERSE 4]
Nijedna linija nije bila reza, nijedan kita nije oslobođen
Kapetanov um nije bio na pohlepu
Ali on je pripadao Whalet-ovoj Creedu
Uzela je taj brod u vuču (huh!)
[Chorus]
Uskoro će doći Wermerman
Da nam donese šećer i čaj i rum
Jednog dana, kad se to radi jezičak
Uzećemo odsustvo i odlazimo
[VERSE 5]
Četrdeset dana, ili još više
Linija je otišla da je utegnuta, a zatim usko još jednom
Svi su brodovi izgubljeni, bilo je samo četiri
Ali još uvijek je to kitov
[Chorus]
Uskoro će doći Wermerman
Da nam donese šećer i čaj i rum
Jednog dana, kad se to radi jezičak
Uzećemo odsustvo i odlazimo
[VERSE 6]
Koliko sam čuo, borba je još uvijek na
Linija se ne posjeduje i kitov nije nestao
Wellerman čini svoj redovni poziv
Da potakne kapetana, posadu i sve
[Chorus]
Uskoro će doći Wermerman
Da nam donese šećer i čaj i rum
Jednog dana, kad se to radi jezičak
Uzećemo odsustvo i odlazimo
Uskoro će doći Wermerman
Da nam donese šećer i čaj i rum
Jednog dana, kad se to radi jezičak
Uzećemo odsustvo i odlazimo