Tuning: G C E A

[Verse 1]

There ^Cmonce was a ship that ^Gput to sea The ^Fmname of the ship was the ^CmBilly of Tea The winds blew up, her ^Gbow dipped down O ^Ebblow, my ^Gbully boys, ^Cmblow (Huh!)

[Chorus]

^CmSoon may the ^EbWellerman come To ^Fmbring us sugar and ^Cmtea and rum One day, when the ^Ebtonguin' is done We'll take our ^Gleave and ^Cmgo

[Verse 2]

^CmShe'd not been two ^Gweeks from shore When ^Fmdown on her, a ^Cmright whale bore The captain called all ^Ghands and swore He'd ^Ebtake that ^Gwhale in ^Cmtow (Huh!)

[Chorus]

^CmSoon may the ^EbWellerman come To ^Fmbring us sugar and ^Cmtеa and rum One day, when the ^Ebtonguin' is donе We'll take our ^Gleave and ^Cmgo

[Post-Chorus]

^CmDa-da, ^Ebda-da-da-da Da-^Fmda-da-da, da-da-^Cmda-da-da Da-da, da-^Ebda-da-da Da-da-^Gda-da-da-^Cmda

[Verse 3]

Be^Cmfore the boat had ^Ghit the water The ^Fmwhale's tail came ^Cmup and caught her All hands to the side, ^Gharpooned and fought her ^EbWhen she ^Gdived down ^Cmlow (Huh!)

[Chorus]

^CmSoon may the ^EbWellerman come To ^Fmbring us sugar and ^Cmtea and rum One day, when the ^Ebtonguin' is done We'll take our ^Gleave and ^Cmgo

[Verse 4]

No ^Cmline was cut, no ^Gwhale was freed The ^FmCaptain's mind was ^Cmnot of greed And he belonged to the ^Gwhaleman's creed She ^Ebtook that ^Gship in ^Cmtow (Huh!)

[Chorus]

^CmSoon may the ^EbWellerman come To ^Fmbring us sugar and ^Cmtea and rum One day, when the ^Ebtonguin' is done We'll take our ^Gleave and ^Cmgo

[Post-Chorus]

^CmDa-da, da-^Ebda-da-da Da-^Fmda-da-da, da-da-^Cmda-da-da Da-da, da-^Ebda-da-da Da-da-^Gda-da-da-^Cmda

[Verse 5]

For ^Cmforty days, or ^Geven more The ^Fmline went slack, then ^Cmtight once more All boats were lost, there were ^Gmonly four But ^Ebstill that ^Gwhale did ^Cmgo (Huh!)

[Chorus]

^CmSoon may the ^EbWellerman come To ^Fmbring us sugar and ^Cmtea and rum One day, when the ^Ebtonguin' is done We'll take our ^Gleave and ^Cmgo

[Verse 6]

As ^Cmfar as I've heard, the ^Gfight's still on The ^Fmline's not cut and the ^Cmwhale's not gone The Wellerman makes his ^Gregular call To en^Fmcourage the Captain, ^Cmcrew, and all (Huh!)

[Chorus]

^CmSoon may the ^EbWellerman come To ^Fmbring us sugar and ^Cmtea and rum One day, when the ^Ebtonguin' is done We'll take our ^Gleave and ^Cmgo

[Chorus a capella]

N.C.

Soon may the Wellerman come To bring us sugar and tea and rum

One day, when the tonguin' is done We'll take our leave and go

Nathan Evans - Wellerman