There once was a ship that put to sea,
The name of the ship was a bully of tea,
The winds blew up her bow,
Dipped 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 a leave and go.
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 the 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.
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For the boat had hit the water,
the whale still came up and caught her
All hands to the side,
harpooned and fought her when she dived 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
He belonged to the Whaleman's creed,
she took that ship in tow
Soon may the Whaleman come,
to 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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For forty days or even more,
the line went slack,
then tight once more
All boats were lost,
there were only four,
but still the whale did go
Soon may the Willamann come to bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day when the tonguing is done we'll take a 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 Willamann 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