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{title: Wellerman } {key: Am} {artist:The Longest Johns} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_8tAyecj2g {c: Thanks to Gráinne Diskin} [Am] There once was a ship that put to sea And the [Dm] name of the ship was the [Am] Billy of Tea The [Am] winds blew hard, her bow dipped down Oh [E7] blow, my bully boys, [Am] blow {soc} [F] Soon may the [C] Wellerman come To [Dm] bring us sugar and [Am] tea and rum [F] One day, when the [C] tonguin’ is done, We’ll [E7] take our leave and [Am] go {eoc} She [Am] had not been two weeks from shore When [Dm] down on her a [Am] right whale bore The [Am] captain called all hands and swore He'd [E7] take that whale in [Am] tow [Am] Before the boat had hit the water The [Dm] whale's tail came [Am] up and caught her All [Am] hands to the side, harpooned and fought her When [E7] she dived down [Am] below No [Am] line was cut, no whale was freed; The [Dm] Captain's mind was [Am] not of greed But [Am] he belonged to the whaleman's creed; She [E7] took the ship in [Am] tow For [Am] forty days, or even more The [Dm] line went slack, then [Am] tight once more All [Am] boats were lost (there were only four) But [E7] still that whale did [Am] go As [Am] far as I've heard, the fight's still on; The [Dm] line's not cut and the [Am] whale's not gone The [Am] Wellerman makes his regular call To [E7] encourage the Captain, [Am] crew, and all {c: Chorus x2}