The Wellerman (Sea Shanty)
There once was a ship that put to sea
The name of the ship was the Billy O' Tea
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
Oh blow, my bully boys, blow (huh)
She'd 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 low (huh)
No line was cut, no whale was freed
The captain's mind was not of greed
And 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
The line went slack then tight once more
All boats were lost, there were only four
But still that whale did go (huh)
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 (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
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
O Wellerman (Canção de Marinha)
Era uma vez um barco que partiu pro mar
O nome do barco era Billy O' Tea
Os ventos sopraram, a proa mergulhou
Oh sopra, meus caras, sopra (huh)
Não tinha se passado duas semanas da costa
Quando um grande cachalote apareceu
O capitão chamou toda a tripulação e jurou
Que ia levar aquele bicho junto (huh)
Logo virá o Wellerman
Pra trazer açúcar, chá e rum
Um dia, quando a pesca acabar
Vamos nos despedir e ir
Antes do barco tocar a água
A cauda da baleia subiu e pegou ela
Toda a tripulação pro lado, arpão e lutamos
Quando ela mergulhou fundo (huh)
Nenhuma corda foi cortada, nenhuma baleia foi libertada
A mente do capitão não era de ganância
E ele seguia o credo dos baleeiros
Ela levou aquele barco junto (huh)
Logo virá o Wellerman
Pra trazer açúcar, chá e rum
Um dia, quando a pesca acabar
Vamos nos despedir e ir
Por quarenta dias ou até mais
A corda ficou frouxa e depois apertou de novo
Todos os barcos se perderam, só sobraram quatro
Mas ainda assim aquela baleia foi (huh)
Pelo que ouvi, a luta ainda tá rolando
A corda não foi cortada, e a baleia não foi embora
O Wellerman faz sua chamada regular
Pra animar o capitão, a tripulação e tudo (huh)
Logo virá o Wellerman
Pra trazer açúcar, chá e rum
Um dia, quando a pesca acabar
Vamos nos despedir e ir
Logo virá o Wellerman
Pra trazer açúcar, chá e rum
Um dia, quando a pesca acabar
Vamos nos despedir e ir