Misc Your Songs - Soon may the wellerman come

^BmThere was a ship that put to sea, The ^Emname of the ship was the ^BmBilly of Tea ^BmThe winds blew up, her bow dipped down, ^F#Oh blow, my bully boys, ^Bmblow.

^GSoon may the ^DWellerman come And bring us ^Emsugar and ^Bmtea and rum. ^GOne day, when the ^Dtonguin’ is done, ^F#mWe’ll take our leave and ^Bmgo.

^BmShe had not been two weeks from shore When ^Emdown on her a right ^Bmwhale bore. ^BmThe captain called all hands and swore ^F#He’d take that whale in ^Bmtow.

^GSoon may the ^DWellerman come And bring us ^Emsugar and ^Bmtea and rum. ^GOne day, when the ^Dtonguin’ is done, ^F#mWe’ll take our leave and ^Bmgo.

^BmBefore the boat had hit the water The ^Emwhale’s tail came up and ^Bmcaught her. ^BmAll hands to the side, harpooned and fought her ^F#When she dived down ^Bmbelow.

^GSoon may the ^DWellerman come And bring us ^Emsugar and ^Bmtea and rum. ^GOne day, when the ^Dtonguin’ is done, ^F#mWe’ll take our leave and ^Bmgo.

^BmNo line was cut, no whale was freed; The^Em Captain’s mind was ^Bmnot of greed, ^BmBut he belonged to the whaleman’s creed; ^F#She took the ship in ^Bmtow.

^GSoon may the ^DWellerman come And bring us ^Emsugar and ^Bmtea and rum. ^GOne day, when the ^Dtonguin’ is done, ^F#mWe’ll take our leave and ^Bmgo.

^BmFor forty days, or even more, The li^Emne went slack, then ^Bmtight once more. ^BmAll boats were lost (there were only four) ^F#But still the whale did ^Bmgo.

^GSoon may the ^DWellerman come And bring us ^Emsugar and ^Bmtea and rum. ^GOne day, when the ^Dtonguin’ is done, ^F#mWe’ll take our leave and ^Bmgo.

^BmAs far as I know, the fight’s still on; The ^Emline’s not cut and the ^Bmwhale’s not gone. ^BmThe Wellerman makes his regular call ^F#To the Captain, crew, and ^Bmall.

^GSoon may the ^DWellerman come And bring us ^Emsugar and ^Bmtea and rum. ^GOne day, when the ^Dtonguin’ is done, ^F#mWe’ll take our leave and ^Bmgo. X 2