{title: Wellerman}
{artist: Nathan Evans}
{columns: 2}

{sov}
There [Am]once was a ship that [Am]put to sea
The [Dm]name of the ship was the [Am]Billy of Tea
The [Am]winds blew up, her [Am]bow dipped down
O b-[E7]low, my bully boys, [Am]blow (huh)
{eov}

{soc}
[F]Soon may the [C]Wellerman come
To [Dm]bring us sugar and [Am]tea and rum
[F]One day, when the [C]tonguin’ is done,
We’ll [E7]take our leave and [Am]go
{eoc}

{sov}
[Am]She'd not been two [Am]weeks from shore
When [Dm]down on her a [Am]right whale bore
The [Am]captain called all [Am]hands and swore
He'd [E7]take that whale in [Am]tow (huh)
{eov}

{c: Verse}

{soc}
[F]Da da da-[C]da dat da
Da-[Dm]da dat da da-da [Am]da dat da
[F]Da da da-[C]da dat da
Da-[E7]da dat da dat [Am]da
{eoc}

{sov}
Be[Am]fore the boat had [Am]hit the water
The [Dm]wha-le's tail came [Am]up and caught her
All [Am]hands to the side, har[Am]pooned and fought her
[E7]When she dived down [Am]low (huh)
{eov}

{c: Verse}

{column_break}
{sov}
No [Am]line was cut, no [Am]whale was freed
The [Dm]captain's mind was [Am]not of greed
And [Am]he belonged to the [Am]whaleman's creed
She [E7]took that ship in [Am]tow (huh)
{eov}

{c: Verse}

{soc}
[F]Da da da-[C]da dat da
Da-[Dm]da dat da da-da [Am]da dat da
[F]Da da da-[C]da dat da
Da-[E7]da dat da dat [Am]da
{eoc}

{sov}
For [Am]forty days, or [Am]even more
The [Dm]line went slack, then [Am]tight once more
All [Am]boats were lost (there were [Am]only four)
But [E7]still that whale did [Am]go (huh)
{eov}

{c: Verse}

{sov}
As [Am]far as I've heard, the [Am]fight's still on
The [Dm]line's not cut and the [Am]whale's not gone
The [Am]Wellerman makes his [Am]regular call
To en[Dm]courage the Captain, [Am]crew, and all (huh)
{eov}

{soc}
[F]Soon may the [C]Wellerman come
To [Dm]bring us sugar and [Am]tea and rum
[F]One day, when the [C]tonguin’ is done,
We’ll [E7]take our leave and [Am]go
{c: 2x}
{eoc}