THERE ONCE WAS A SHIP
THAT PUT TO SEA
THE NAME OF THE SHIP
WAS THE BILLY OF TEA
THE WINDS BLEW UP
HER BOW DIPPED DOWN
O BLOW MY BULLY
BOYS BLOW
SHE'D 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 TONGUIN' IS DONE
WE'LL TAKE OUR LEAVE AND GO
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
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 LOW
SHE'D 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 TONGUIN' IS DONE
WE'LL TAKE OUR LEAVE AND GO
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
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
TAKE OUR LEAVE AND GO
TAKE OUR LEAVE AND GO