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Wellerman (Christmas Version Instrumental)

by The Wellermen

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This Friday November 18th, The Wellermen release their festive take on Sea Shanty that brought them together! Almost 2 years on since their ‘Wellerman’ single, the track has been viewed over 15 million times on TikTok, gained attention across the continents, and has seen The Wellermen appear at events like The Brits, shows like Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night TakeAway, Sky 1’s A League Of Their Own, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, The Colbert Show & many more.

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There once was a ship that put to sea
The name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea
The winds blew hard, her bow dipped down
Blow, me bully boys, blow (huh)

Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing' is done
We'll take our leave and go

She had not been two weeks from shore
When down on her
a right whale bore
The captain called all hands and swore
He'd take that whale in tow (huh)

Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing' is done
We'll take our leave and go

Before the boat had hit the water
The whale's tail
Came up and caught her
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
When she dived down below (huh)

Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing' is done
We'll take our leave and go

No line was cut, no whale was freed
An' the captain's mind was not on greed
But he belonged to the Whaleman's creed
She took that ship in tow (huh)

Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing' is done
We'll take our leave and go

For forty days or even more (ooh)
The line went slack then tight once more
All boats were lost, there were only four
And still that whale did go

Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing' is done
We'll take our leave and go

As far as I've heard, the fight's still on
The line's not cut, and the whale's not gone
The Wellerman makes his regular call
To encourage the captain, crew and all

Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing' is done
We'll take our leave and go

Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing' is done
We'll take our leave and go

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released November 18, 2022

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Bass supergroup The Wellermen were discovered during the viral Sea Shanty trend of early 2021. The four members' Bobby Waters, Luke Taylor, Jonny Stewart & Sam have used their moment of unexpected virality for lasting good, as their much anticipated debut album will be released on the 10th of Feb. ... more

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