There once was a ship that put to sea
And the name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea
The winds blew hard, her bow dipped down
Blow, me 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 (hah)
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
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
♪
Leave and go
Go
Leave and go
Go
We'll take our leave and go
♪
Go
Go, leave and go
Go
Leave and go
Before the boat had hit the water
The whale's came up and caught her
All hands to the side harpooned and fought her
When she dived down below
Oh, far as I've heard, the fight's still on
The line's not cut, the whale's not gone
Wellerman makes his regular call
Captain, crew and all
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
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
♪
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
♪
One day, when the tonguin' is done
We'll take our leave and go
♪
Go
Leave and go
Go
We'll take our leave and go
♪
Go
Go, leave and go
Go
Leave and go