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Nathan Evans
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Alex Oriet
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David Phelan
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Samuel Brannan
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Lyrics
(Soon may the Wellerman come)
(To bring us sugar and tea and rum)
(One day, when the tonguing 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 tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
There once was a ship that put to sea
The name of the ship was the Billy of Tea
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
Oh, blow, my bully boys, blow (huh)
Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
She'd 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 (huh)
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
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 low (huh)
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
For 40 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 (huh)
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing 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 tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
Writer(s): David Phelan, Alexander Oriet, Nathan Evans
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