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Wellerman (Sea Shanty) [Am] - Nathan Evans Am There once was a ship that put to sea, Dm Am And the name of the ship was the Billy of Tea Am The winds blew up, her bow dipped down E7 Am Oh blow, me bully boys, blow (huh) |[Chorus] |F C |Soon may the Wellerman come | Dm Am |To bring us sugar and tea and rum |F C |One day, when the tonguin’ is done | E7 Am |We'll take our leave and go Am She'd not been two weeks from shore Dm Am When down on her a right whale bore Am The captain called all hands and swore E7 Am He'd take that whale in tow (huh) [Chorus] [Refrain - same melody as chorus] F C Da-da da da da-da Dm Am Da-da da-da-da da da-da F C Da-da da da da-da E7 Am Da da da da da-da Am Before the boat had hit the water Dm Am The whaaale's tail came up and caught her Am All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her E7 Am When she dived down low (huh) [Chorus] Am No line was cut, no whale was freed Dm Am The captain's mind was not of greed Am And he belonged to the Whaleman's creed E7 Am She took that ship in tow (huh) |[Chorus] |F C |Soon may the Wellerman come | Dm Am |To bring us sugar and tea and rum |F C |One day, when the tonguin’ is done | E7 Am |We'll take our leave and go [Refrain - same melody as chorus] F C Da-da da da da-da Dm Am Da-da da-da-da da da-da F C Da-da da da da-da E7 Am Da da da da da-da Am For forty days or even more Dm Am The line went slack then tight once more Am All boats were lost, there were only four E7 Am But still that whale did go (huh) [Chorus] Am As far as I've heard, the fight's still on Dm Am The line's not cut, and the whale's not gone Am The Wellerman makes his regular call Dm Am To en-courage the captain, crew and all [Chorus] x2