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
There once was a ship
That put to see
The name of that ship
Was the Billy of Tea
The winds blew hard
Her bow dipped down
Oh blow my bully boys blow
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
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
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
All hands to the side harpooned
And fought her
When she dived down below
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
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
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