The Wellerman
Traditional
Key: Am
Verse 1
There Amonce was a ship that put to sea
And the Dmname of that ship was the AmBilly o' Tea
The Amwinds blew hard, her E7bow dipped down
AmBlow, me bully boys, E7blowAm
Chorus
FSoon may the CWellerman come
To Dmbring us sugar and Amtea and rum
FOne day when the Ctonguin' is done
We'll E7take our leave and Amgo
Verse 2
She Amhad not been two weeks from shore
When Dmdown on her a Amright whale bore
The Amcaptain called all E7hands and swore
He'd Amtake that whale in E7towAm
Repeat chorus
Verse 3
As Amfar as I've heard, the fight's still on
The Dmline's not cut and the Amwhale's not gone
The AmWellerman makes his E7regular call
To enAmcourage the captain, E7crew, and Amall
Repeat chorus
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