There once was a ship that fought to sea The name of the ship was the Billy Hattie The winds blew up her body down a blow My bully boys blow 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 Now she'd not been two weeks When the sugar went down on her Right will bore the catecholo Hands and sword he'd take that whale in tow 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 Before the boat had hit the water The whale's tail came up and caught her Hanged to the side of her boon and fought her When she died down low 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 No line was cut, no whale was freed The captain's mind was not of greed But he belonged to the whaleman's breed She took that ship in tow 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 For forty days or even more The line went slack And tight once more all boats were lost There were only four and still that whale did 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 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 regular call To encourage the captain crew and all 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 Da da-da da-da-da-da, Da da-da-da da-da-da-da