Nathan Evans, Wellerman (Sea Shanty) (2021)
^{Key: :[A#m] (w: Traditional)}

VERSE 1:
There [A#m] once was a ship that [A#m] put to sea
The [D#m] name of the ship was the [A#m] Billy of Tea
The [A#m] winds blew up, her [A#m] bow dipped down
O b-[F]-low, my bully boys, [A#m] blow

CHORUS:
[Gb] Soon may the [Db] Wellerman come
To [D#m] bring us sugar and [A#m] tea and rum
[Gb] One day, when the [Db] tonguin' is done
We'll [F] take our leave and [A#m] go

VERSE 2:
[A#m] She'd not been two [A#m] weeks from shore
When [D#m] down on her a [A#m] right whale bore
The [A#m] captain called all [A#m] hands and swore
He'd [F] take that whale in [A#m] tow, huh

REPEAT CHORUS:

INTERLUDE: [as CHORUS]
[Gb] Da da da-da [Db] dat da
Da--[D#m]-da dat da da-da [A#m] da dat da
[Gb] Da da da-da [Db] dat da
Da-[F]-da dat da dat [A#m] da

VERSE 3:
Be-[A#m]-fore the boat had [A#m] hit the water
The [D#m] wha-le's tail came [A#m] up and caught her
All [A#m] hands to the side, har-[A#m]-pooned and fought her
[F] When she dived down [A#m] low

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VERSE 4:
No [A#m] line was cut, no [A#m] whale was freed
The [D#m] captain's mind was [A#m] not of greed
And [A#m] he belonged to the [A#m] whaleman's creed
She [F] took that ship in [A#m] tow

REPEAT CHORUS:

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VERSE 5:
For [A#m] forty days, or [A#m] even more
The [D#m] line went slack, then [A#m] tight once more
All [A#m] boats were lost (there were [A#m] only four)
But [F] still that whale did [A#m] go