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40 lines
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{title: Wellerman}
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{st: Sea Shanty}
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{capo:3}
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1. [Am]There once was a ship that put to sea
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And the [Dm]name of the ship was the [Am]Billy of Tea
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The [Am]winds blew hard, her bow dipped down
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O [E]blow, my bully boys, [Am]blow
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{soc}
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[F]Soon may the [C]Wellerman come
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To [Dm]bring us sugar and [Am]tea and rum
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[F]One day, when the [C]tonguin’ is done,
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We’ll [E]take our leave and [Am]go
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{eoc}
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2. She [Am]had not been two weeks from shore
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When [Dm]down on her a [Am]right whale bore
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The [Am]captain called all hands and swore
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He'd [E]take that whale in [Am]tow
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3. [Am]Before the boat had hit the water
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The [Dm]whale's tail came [Am]up and caught her
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All [Am]hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
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When [E]she dived down [Am]below
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4. No [Am]line was cut, no whale was freed;
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The [Dm]Captain's mind was [Am]not of greed
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But [Am]he belonged to the whaleman's creed;
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She [E]took the ship in [Am]tow
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5. For [Am]forty days, or even more
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The [Dm]line went slack, then [Am]tight once more
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All [Am]boats were lost (there were only four)
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But [E]still that whale did [Am]go
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6. As [Am]far as I've heard, the fight's still on;
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The [Dm]line's not cut and the [Am]whale's not gone
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The [Am]Wellerman makes his regular call
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To [Dm]encourage the Captain, [Am]crew, and all |