Soon May The #Wellerman Come Capo 5th fret
#Santiano #NathanEvans
Am Am
There once was a ship that put to sea
Dm Am
The name of the ship was the Billy of Tea
Am Am
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
C G Am
O blow, my bully boys, blow
F C
Soon may the Wellerman come
G Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
F C
One day, when the tonguin’ is done,
G Am
We’ll take our leave and go
[Inter]
Am Am
SHE'd not been two weeks from shore
Dm Am
When down on her a right whale bore
Am Am
The captain called all hands and swore
C G Am
He'd take that whale in tow, huh!
F C
Soon may the Wellerman come..
Am Am
Before the boat had hit the water
Dm Am
The wha-le's tail came up and caught her
Am Am
All hands_to_the side, harpooned and fought her
C G Am
When SHE dived down below
F C
Soon may the Wellerman come.. x2
Am Am
No line was cut, no whale was freed
Dm Am
The captain's mind was not of greed
Am Am
And he belonged to the whaleman's creed
C G Am
She took that ship in tow
Am Am
For forty days, or even more
Dm Am
The line went slack, then tight once more
Am Am
All boats were lost (there were only four)
C G Am
But still that whale did go
Am 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 Am
The Wellerman makes his regular call
Dm Am
To encourage the Captain, crew, and all
F C
Soon may the Wellerman come
G Am
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
F C
One day, when the tonguin’ is done,
E Am
We’ll take our leave and go x3
E Am
We’ll take our leave and go x3
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Das Lied beschreibt die Situation der Besatzung der Billy o’ Tea, die auf Waljagd ist und die Ankunft eines „Wellerman“ erwartet, eines Proviantschiffes der Gebrüder Weller.
The song describes the situation of the crew of the Billy o' Tea, who are hunting whales and awaiting the arrival of a \"Wellerman\", a provision ship owned by the Weller brothers.
