[Intro] There Once Was a Ship That Put To sea The Name Of The Ship E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|----0----------------0-0-0-0-1-----------| D|-------------------1-----------3-3-3-3---| A|---------3--3-3-3------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Was The Billy O' Tea, The Winds Blew Hard , Her Bow Dipped Down, Blow, My Bully Boys Blow (HUH) E|----------------------------------------------| B|-----1----------------------------------------| G|-0-1---1-0---0----------0-0-0-0---------------| D|----------------------1---------3-1-----------| A|----------------3-3-3---------------5-0-5-3---| E|----------------------------------------------| [Verse 1] Soon may The Wellerman Come To Bring Us Sugar And Tea And Rum E|---------------------------------------------| B|-1-1---------------------------1-------------| G|-----1-3--0--0---0-1--------1---1-0----------| D|----------------------3--3-3-----------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| One Day When The Tonguing Is Done We'll Take Our Leave And Go E|------------------------------------------| B|-1---1------------------------------------| G|-------3-1-3---0-0--0---------------------| D|-----------------------3-1----------------| A|---------------------------5-0-5--3-------| E|------------------------------------------| She Had Not Been Two Week From Shore When Down On Her A Right Whale Bore E|-------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------1--------| G|---0-----------0-0--0---0-1-----1---1-0----| D|-------0-1-3----------------3-3------------| A|-----3-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| The Captain Called All Hands and Swore He'd Take That Whale In Tow (HUH) E|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|---0-----------0-0-0--0-1-----------------| D|-----------0-1------------3-1-0-----------| A|------3-3------------------------3--------| E|------------------------------------------| Soon May The Wellerman Come To Bring Us Sugar And Tea And Rum E|---------------------------------------------| B|-1-1--------------------------1--------------| G|-----1-3--0--0---0-1--------1---1-0----------| D|----------------------3--3-3-----------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| One Day When The Tonguing Is Done We'll Take Our Leave and Go E|------------------------------------------| B|-1---1------------------------------------| G|-------3-1-3---0-0--0---------------------| D|-----------------------3-1----------------| A|---------------------------5-0-5--3-------| E|------------------------------------------| [Chorus] Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da E|---------------------------------------------| B|-1--1------------------------1---------------| G|------1-3-0--0--0-1--------1---1-0-----------| D|--------------------3--3-3-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da E|------------------------------------------| B|-1--1-------------------------------------| G|------1-3-0--0--0-1-----------------------| D|--------------------3-1-0-----------------| A|--------------------------5--3------------| E|------------------------------------------| [Verse 2] Before The Boat Has Hit The Water The Whales Tail Came Up And Caught Her E|----------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------1-------------| G|--0---------0--0-0-0--0-1-----1---1-0---------| D|------0-1-3---------------3-3-----------------| A|----3-----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| All Hands To The Side, Harpooned And Fought Her When She Dived Down Low (HUH) E|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--0-------------0-0--0---0------------------| D|--------------1------------3-1--------------| A|-----3--3-3-3------------------5-0-5--3-----| E|--------------------------------------------| Soon may The Wellerman Come To Bring Us Sugar And Tea And Rum E|---------------------------------------------| B|-1-1---------------------------1-------------| G|-----1-3--0--0---0-1--------1---1-0----------| D|----------------------3--3-3-----------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| One Day When The Tonguing Is Done We'll Take Our Leave And Go E|------------------------------------------| B|-1---1------------------------------------| G|-------3-1-3---0-0--0---------------------| D|-----------------------3-1----------------| A|---------------------------5-0-5--3-------| E|------------------------------------------| [Chorus] No Line Was Cut No Whale Was Freed An' The Captain's Mind Was Not Of Greed E|--------------------------------------------| B|----0--------------------------1------------| G|--------------0-0-0--0-1-----1---1-0--------| D|------------1------------3-3----------------| A|------3-3-3---------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| And He Belonged To The Whaleman's Creed She Took That Ship in Tow (HUH) E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|---0-----------0-0-0--0--------------------| D|-----------1-3----------3--1---------------| A|-----3-3-3-------------------5-0-5--3------| E|-------------------------------------------| [Bridge] Soon May The Wellerman Come To Bring Us Sugar and Tea And Rum E|---------------------------------------------| B|-1-1---------------------------1-------------| G|-----1-3--0--0---0-1--------1---1-0----------| D|----------------------3--3-3-----------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| One Day when The Tonguing Is Done We'll Take Our Leave and Go E|------------------------------------------| B|-1---1------------------------------------| G|-------3-1-3---0-0--0---------------------| D|-----------------------3-1----------------| A|---------------------------5-0-5--3-------| E|------------------------------------------| [Chorus] Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da E|---------------------------------------------| B|-1--1------------------------1---------------| G|------1-3-0--0--0-1--------1---1-0-----------| D|--------------------3--3-3-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da Da E|------------------------------------------| B|-1--1-------------------------------------| G|------1-3-0--0--0-1-----------------------| D|--------------------3-1-0-----------------| A|--------------------------5--3------------| E|------------------------------------------| For Forty Days Or Even More The Line Went Slack Then Tight once more E|---------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------1------------| G|---0-----------0--0-0-0-1-----1---1-0--------| D|------------1-------------3-3----------------| A|-----3--3-3----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| All Boats Were Lost There Were Only Four And still That Whale Did Go E|-------------------------------------------| B|--0----------------------------------------| G|---------------0-0-0--0--------------------| D|-----------1-3----------3-1----------------| A|----3--3-3-------------------5-0-5--3------| E|-------------------------------------------| Soon may The Wellerman come To Bring us sugar And tea and Rum E|---------------------------------------------| B|-1-1---------------------------1-------------| G|-----1-3--0--0---0-1---------1---1-0---------| D|----------------------3--3-3-----------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| One day When the Tonguing Is done We'll Take Our Leave and Go E|-------------------------------------------| B|-1---1-------------------------------------| G|-------3-1-3---0-0--0-1--------------------| D|------------------------3-1-0--------------| A|------------------------------5--3---------| E|-------------------------------------------| [Chorus] As Far as I've Heard The Fight's Still On The Line's Not cut, And The Whale's Not Gone E|--------------------------------------------| B|---0------------------------------1---------| G|---------------0--0-0-0-1-------1---1-0-----| D|-------------1------------3-3-3-------------| A|------3--3-3--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| The Wellerman Makes His Regular Call To Encourage The Captain, Crew And all E|------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------1-------| G|---0------------0-0-0--0-1----------0-1---1-0---| D|------------0-1------------3-3-3--3-------------| A|------3-3-3-------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Soon may The Wellerman Come To Bring Us Sugar And Tea And Rum E|---------------------------------------------| B|-1-1--------------------------1--------------| G|-----1-3--0--0---0-1--------1---1-0----------| D|----------------------3--3-3-----------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| One Day When The Tonguing Is Done We'll Take Our Leave And Go E|------------------------------------------| B|-1---1------------------------------------| G|-------3-1-3---0-0--0---------------------| D|-----------------------3-1----------------| A|---------------------------5-0-5--3-------| E|------------------------------------------| Soon may The Wellerman Come To Bring Us Sugar And Tea And Rum E|---------------------------------------------| B|-1-1--------------------------1--------------| G|-----1-3--0--0---0-1--------1---1-0----------| D|----------------------3--3-3-----------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| One Day When The Tonguing Is Done We'll Take Our Leave And Go E|------------------------------------------| B|-1---1------------------------------------| G|-------3-1-3---0-0-0-1--------------------| D|-----------------------3-1----------------| A|---------------------------5--3-----------| E|------------------------------------------|