Misc Traditional – Wellerman (Guitar)

      Am                   C
There once was a ship that put to sea

        Dm                        Am
And the name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea

    Am                   C
The winds blew hard, her bow dipped down

  E                    Am
O Blow, me bully boys, blow

F            C
Soon may the Wellerman come

   Dm                 Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum

F                 C
One day, when the tonguing' is done

      E                  Am
We'll take our leave and go

    Am               C
She had not been two weeks from shore

     Dm                  Am
When down on her a right whale bore

    Am                 C
The captain called all hands and swore

     E                  Am
He'd take that whale in tow

F            C
Soon may the Wellerman come

   Dm                 Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum

F                 C
One day, when the tonguing' is done

      E                 Am
We'll take our leave and go

  Am                C
Before the boat had hit the water

    Dm                Am
The whale's tail came up and caught her

    Am                 C
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her

     E               Am
When she dived down below

F            C
Soon may the Wellerman come

   Dm                 Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum

F                 C
One day, when the tonguing' is done

      E                 Am
We'll take our leave and go

   Am               C
No line was cut, no whale was freed

        Dm                 Am
An' the captain's mind was not on greed

    Am                 C
But he belonged to the Whaleman's creed

    E                Am
She took that ship in tow

F            C
Soon may the Wellerman come

   Dm                 Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum

F                 C
One day, when the tonguing' is done

      E                 Am
We'll take our leave and go

    Am            C
For forty days or even more (ooh)

    Dm                   Am
The line went slack then tight once more

    Am                          C
All boats were lost, there were only four

    E                   Am
And still that whale did go

F            C
Soon may the Wellerman come

   Dm                 Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum

F                 C
One day, when the tonguing' is done

      E                 Am
We'll take our leave and go

   Am                     C
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on

    Dm                      Am
The line's not cut, and the whale's not gone

    Am                  C
The Wellerman makes his regular call

     E                            Am
To encourage the captain, crew and all

F            C
Soon may the Wellerman come

   Dm                 Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum

F                 C
One day, when the tonguing' is done

      E                 Am
We'll take our leave and go

F            C
Soon may the Wellerman come

   Dm                 Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum

F                 C
One day, when the tonguing' is done

      E                 Am
We'll take our leave and go