VERSE 1:
There [C#m] once was a ship that [C#m] put to sea
The [F#m] name of the ship was the [C#m] Billy of Tea
The [C#m] winds blew up, her [C#m] bow dipped down
O b-[G#]-low, my bully boys, [C#m] blow
CHORUS: [A] Soon may the [E] Wellerman come
To [F#m] bring us sugar and [C#m] tea and rum [A] One day, when the [E] tonguin' is done
We'll [G#] take our leave and [C#m] go
VERSE 2: [C#m] She'd not been two [C#m] weeks from shore
When [F#m] down on her a [C#m] right whale bore
The [C#m] captain called all [C#m] hands and swore
He'd [G#] take that whale in [C#m] tow, huh
INTERLUDE:[as CHORUS] [A] Da da da-da [E] dat da
Da--[F#m]-da dat da da-da [C#m] da dat da [A] Da da da-da [E] dat da
Da-[G#]-da dat da dat [C#m] da
VERSE 3:
Be-[C#m]-fore the boat had [C#m] hit the water
The [F#m] wha-le's tail came [C#m] up and caught her
All [C#m] hands to the side, har-[C#m]-pooned and fought her [G#] When she dived down [C#m] low
VERSE 4:
No [C#m] line was cut, no [C#m] whale was freed
The [F#m] captain's mind was [C#m] not of greed
And [C#m] he belonged to the [C#m] whaleman's creed
She [G#] took that ship in [C#m] tow
VERSE 5:
For [C#m] forty days, or [C#m] even more
The [F#m] line went slack, then [C#m] tight once more
All [C#m] boats were lost (there were [C#m] only four)
But [G#] still that whale did [C#m] go
VERSE 6:
As [C#m] far as I've heard, the [C#m] fight's still on
The [F#m] line's not cut and the [C#m] whale's not gone
The [C#m] Wellerman makes his [C#m] regular call
To en-[G#]-courage the Captain, [C#m] crew, and all
