Soon May the Wellerman Come Lyrics by Gordon Bok, Ann Mayo Muir, Ed Trickett
And So Will We Yet
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[Verse 1] There was a ship that put to sea And the name of the ship was the Billy of Tea The wind blew up, her bow dipped down Oh, blow, my bully boys, blow [Chorus] Soon may the Wellerman come And bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguing 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 Captain called all hands and swore He'd take that whale in tow [Chorus] Soon may the Wellerman come And bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, whеn the tonguing is done We'll takе our leave and go [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] Before the boat had hit the water The whale's tail come up and caught her All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her But she dived down below [Chorus] Soon may the Wellerman come And bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguing 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 He belonged to the whaleman's creed She took that ship in tow [Chorus] Soon may the Wellerman come And bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguing 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 the boats were lost (There were only four) But still the whale did go [Chorus] Soon may the Wellerman come And bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguing is done We'll take our leave and go [Verse 6] As far as I know the fight's still on Line's not cut and the whale's not gone The Wellerman makes his regular call To encourage the captain, crew and all [Chorus] Soon may the Wellerman come And 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 And bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguing is done We'll take our leave and go
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