Soon May the Wellerman Come Songtext
von Wellington Sea Shanty Society

Hey guys, where′s that Wellerman at?

There was a ship that was put to sea
The name of the ship was the Billy Of Tea
The wind blew up, the bow dipped down
Oh blow, my billy boys, blow

Soon may the Wellerman come
And bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go

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
And 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 low

Soon may the Wellerman come
And 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 not full of greed
But he belonged to the Whaleman′s creed
She took that ship in tow

Soon may the Wellerman come
And bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go

For 40 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 Wellerman come
And bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
We′ll take our leave and go

As far as I know, the fight's still on
The line not cut, and the whale not gone
The Wellerman makes his regular call
To the captain, crew and all

Soon may the Wellerman come
And 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
And 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
And 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
And 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
And 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
And 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
And bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
We′ll take our leave and go
We'll take our leave and go
We′ll take our leave and go
We'll take our leave and go