Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Soon May the Wellerman Come is a sea shanty, recently gone TikTok viral as a #seashanty #shantytok, thanks to Nathan Evans and Longest Johns. Please enjoy my a cappella (sort of) barbershop cover of this traditional #wellerman sea shanty whaling song!
Sea shanties aimed at creating a sense of community and shared purpose: a shantyman would lead sailors in song as they worked, distracting them from their toil, enlivening their tasks and establishing a rhythm.
This original arrangement is meant for acapella male voices, a quartet or choir / chorus.
► MY WEBSITE (LEARNING TRACKS & SHEET): julienneel.com
► SUPPORT MY ART: patreon.com/trudbol
--- LYRICS
There once was a ship that put to sea
The name of that ship was the Billy of Tea
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
Blow, me bully boys, blow
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'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)
No line was cut, no whale was freed
The captain's mind was not on greed
But he belonged to the whaleman's creed
She took that ship in tow
Soon May the Wellerman Come is a sea shanty, recently gone TikTok viral as a #seashanty #shantytok, thanks to Nathan Evans and Longest Johns. Please enjoy my a cappella (sort of) barbershop cover of this traditional #wellerman sea shanty whaling song!
Sea shanties aimed at creating a sense of community and shared purpose: a shantyman would lead sailors in song as they worked, distracting them from their toil, enlivening their tasks and establishing a rhythm.
This original arrangement is meant for acapella male voices, a quartet or choir / chorus.
► MY WEBSITE (LEARNING TRACKS & SHEET): julienneel.com
► SUPPORT MY ART: patreon.com/trudbol
--- LYRICS
There once was a ship that put to sea
The name of that ship was the Billy of Tea
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
Blow, me bully boys, blow
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'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)
No line was cut, no whale was freed
The captain's mind was not on greed
But he belonged to the whaleman's creed
She took that ship in tow
