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A tall ship, the Billy of Tea, sails through a stormy sea with men on deck, as a whale's tail emerges from the waves. Text on the sail says 'The Wellerman'.

A tall ship, the Billy of Tea, sails through a stormy sea with men on deck, as a whale's tail emerges from the waves. Text on the sail says 'The Wellerman'.

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 O blow, my bully boys, blow (huh) 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 (huh) Soon may the Wellerman come to bring us sugar and tea and rum (hey) One day when the tonguin' is done, we'll take our leave and go 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 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) 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 (huh) Soon may the Wellerman come to bring us sugar and tea and rum (hey) One day, when the tonguin' is done, we'll take our leave and go 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 Soon may the Wellerman come to bring us sugar and tea and rum (hey) One day, when the tonguin' is done, we'll take our leave and go Take our leave and go Take our leave and go Mehr sehen