There one was a ship that put to sea
And the name of that ship was the billy o' tea
The winda blew hard and her
Bough dipped down
Blow my billy boys blow
She had not been two weeks from shore
When down on her a right whale bore
The captian called all hands and swore
He'd take that whale in tow
Soon may the wellerman come
To bring the sugar and tea and rum
One day when the tounging is done
We'll take our leave and go
Soon may the wellerman come
To bring the sugar and tea and rum
One day when the tounging is done
We'll take our leave and go
For fourty days or even more
The line went slack then tight once more
All boats were lost
There were only four
But still that whale must go
As far as i heard the fight's still on
The line's not cut the whale's not gone
The wellerman makes his a regular call
To encourage the captian's crew and all
Soon may the wellerman come
To bring the sugar and tea and rum
One day when the tounging is done
We'll take our leave and go
Soon may the wellerman come
To bring the sugar and tea and rum
One day when the tounging is done
We'll take our leave and go
Take our leave and go
