Wellerman Lyrics in English Santiano , Nathan Evans
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Wellerman by Santiano from German to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
There once was a ship that put to sea
There was once a ship that put to sea
The name of the ship was the Billy O' Tea
The name of the ship was the Billy O' Tea
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
Blow, my bully boys, blow
Blow, my bully boys, blow
Soon may the Wellerman come
Soon the Wellerman may come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
We'll take our leave and go
She'd not been two weeks from shore
She'd not been from shore for two weeks
When down on her a right whale bore
When down on her a right whale bore
The captain called all hands and swore
The captain called all hands and swore
He'd take that whale in tow
He'd take that whale in tow
Soon may the Wellerman come
Soon the Wellerman may come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
We'll take our leave and go
Before the boat had hit the water
Before the boat hit the water
The whale's tail came up and caught her
The whale's tail came up and caught her
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
When she dived down below
When she dived down below
Soon may the Wellerman come
Soon the Wellerman may come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
We'll take our leave and go
Soon may the Wellerman come
Soon the Wellerman may come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
We'll take our leave and go
No line was cut, no whale was freed
No line was cut, no whale was freed
The captain's mind was not of greed
The captain's mind was not of greed
And he belonged to the Whaleman's creed
And he belonged to the Whaleman's creed
She took that ship in tow
She took that ship in tow
Soon may the Wellerman come
Soon the Wellerman may come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
We'll take our leave and go
For forty days or even more
For forty days or even more
The line went slack then tight once more
The line went slack then tight once more
All boats were lost, there were only four
All boats were lost, there were only four
But still that whale did go
But still that whale did go
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on
As far as I've heard, the fight's still on
The line's not cut, and the whale's not gone
The line's not cut, and the whale's not gone
The Wellerman makes his regular call
The Wellerman makes his regular call
To encourage the captain, crew and all
To encourage the captain, crew and all
Soon may the Wellerman come
Soon the Wellerman may come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
We'll take our leave and go
Soon may the Wellerman come
Soon the Wellerman may come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
We'll take our leave and go
Soon may the Wellerman come
Soon the Wellerman may come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
We'll take our leave and go
We'll take our leave and go
We'll take our leave and go
We'll take our leave and go
We'll take our leave and go
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