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 ime tog broda bio je Billy O 'čaj
Vjetrovi su se snažno puhali, luk joj se srušio
Puhaj, ja nasilnici, puhali (hah!)
[Zbor]
Uskoro svibanj dođe Wellerman
Da nam donese šećer i čaj i rum
Jednog dana, kad je tonguin završen
Uzet ćemo odmor i otići
[Stih 2]
Nije prošla dva tjedna s obale
Kad je dolje na njoj, desni kit je nosio
Kapetan je nazvao sve ruke i zakleo se
Uzeo bi tog kita u vuču (hah!)
[Zbor]
Uskoro svibanj dođe Wellerman
Da nam donese šećer i čaj i rum
Jednog dana, kad je tonguin završen
Uzet ćemo odmor i otići
[Stih 3]
Prije nego što je čamac udario u vodu
Rep kita se pojavio i uhvatio je
Sve ruke u stranu, harpune i borio se s njom
Kad je zaronila dolje (ha!)
[Zbor]
Uskoro svibanj dođe Wellerman
Da nam donese šećer i čaj i rum
Jednog dana, kad je tonguin završen
Uzet ćemo odmor i otići
[Stih 4]
Nijedna linija nije izrezana, nije oslobođen kita
Kapetanov um nije bio na pohlepi
Ali pripadao je vjeri Whalemana
Uzela je taj brod u vuču (ha!)
[Zbor]
Uskoro svibanj dođe Wellerman
Da nam donese šećer i čaj i rum
Jednog dana, kad je tonguin završen
Uzet ćemo odmor i otići
[Stih 5]
Četrdeset dana, ili čak više
Linija je postala slabi, a zatim još jednom čvrsto
Svi su brodovi izgubljeni, bilo je samo četiri
Ali ipak je taj kit otišao
[Zbor]
Uskoro svibanj dođe Wellerman
Da nam donese šećer i čaj i rum
Jednog dana, kad je tonguin završen
Uzet ćemo odmor i otići
[Stih 6]
Koliko sam čuo, borba je još uvijek uključena
Linija nije rezana, a kitov nije otišao
Wellerman se redovno poziva
Potaknuti kapetana, posade i sve
[Zbor]
Uskoro svibanj dođe Wellerman
Da nam donese šećer i čaj i rum
Jednog dana, kad je tonguin završen
Uzet ćemo odmor i otići
Uskoro svibanj dođe Wellerman
Da nam donese šećer i čaj i rum
Jednog dana, kad je tonguin završen
Uzet ćemo odmor i otići