De Wellermansong

(met boomwhackers in cm, capo op III)
Am
Er ging een gerucht van een schip op zee
Dm                                         Am
En naam van dat schip was ‘Billy O Thee’
Am
Het schip voer met vier winden mee
E                             Am
Vaar, matrozen vaar

Refrein
F                              C
Zing, zing, de Wellermans Song
Dm                                         Am
We drinken rum en we blijven jong
F                                              C
We vullen de vaten met walvistraan
E                                             Am
En we zullen huiswaarts gaan

Het schip was net twee weken weg
Geramd door een walvis, wat een pech
De stuurman vloekte: de boot zinkt weg
Vaar, matrozen vaar!

Zing, zing, de Wellermans Song
We drinken rum en we blijven jong
We vullen de vaten met walvistraan
En we zullen huiswaarts gaan

De boot zonk langzaam weg in zee
De walvisstaart die trok haar mee
Schiet met het harpoen-geweer
Vaar, matrozen vaar!

Zing, zing, de Wellermans Song
We drinken rum en we blijven jong
We vullen de vaten met walvistraan
En we zullen huiswaarts gaan

Zo varen zij nog altijd door
De walvis zwemt nog steeds van voor
Je hoort van ver het zeemanskoor
Vaar, matrozen vaar!

Zing, zing, de Wellermans Song
We drinken rum en we blijven jong
We vullen de vaten met walvistraan
En we zullen huiswaarts gaan

Boomwhackers: C, d, d#, f, g, g#, a#, c

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)

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)

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

Da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da

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)

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
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

Da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da

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)

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 (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