Wellerman
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Music: Trad. Version by: Nathan Evans Key: Am Measure: 90 Genre: Folk Style: Irish |
Chords: Am C Dm E F |
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| There | Am once was a ship that |put to sea, | |Am | | | |
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the | Dm name of the ship was the | Am Billy o' Tea. | |Dm |Am | | |
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The | Am winds blew up, her |bow dipped down. | |Am | | | |
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Oh | E blow, my bully boys, | Am blow. (Huh)! | |E |Am | | |
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| F Soon may the | C Wellerman come | |F |C | | |
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to | Dm bring us sugar and | Am tea and rum. | |Dm |Am | | |
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| F One day, when the | C tonguing' is done, | |F |C | | |
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we'll | E take our leave and | Am go. | |E |Am | | |
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| Am She'd not been two |weeks from shore | |Am | | | |
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when | Dm down on her a | Am right whale bore. | |Dm |Am | | |
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The | Am captain called all |hands and swore | |Am | | | |
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he'd | E take that whale in | Am tow. (Huh!) | |E |Am | | |
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Be| Am fore the boat had |hit the water | |Am | | | |
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the | Dm whale's tail came | Am up and caught her. | |Dm |Am | | |
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All | Am hands to the side, har|pooned and fought her | |Am | | | |
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| E when she dived down | Am low. (Huh!) | |E |Am | | |
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No | Am line was cut, no |whale was freed, | |Am | | | |
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the | Dm captain's mind was | Am not of greed. | |Dm |Am | | |
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But| Am he belonged to the |whaleman's creed | |Am | | | |
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she | E took that ship in | Am tow. (Huh!) | |E |Am | | |
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For | Am forty days or |even more | |Am | | | |
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the | Dm line went slack then | Am tight once more. | |Dm |Am | | |
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All | Am boats were lost, there were |only four, | |Am | | | |
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but | E still that whale did | Am go. (Huh!) | |E |Am | | |
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As | Am far as I've heard, the |fight's still on, | |Am | | | |
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the | Dm line's not cut, and the | Am whale's not gone. | |Dm |Am | | |
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The | Am Wellerman makes his |regular call | |Am | | | |
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to en| E courage the captain, | Am crew and all. (Huh!) | |E |Am | | |
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