There once was a ship that put to sea
And the name of that ship was the billiard team
The winds blew harder,
bowed it down Blow me bully boys, blow!
She had not been two weeks from shore
Put down on her a right whale bore
The captain called all hands and swore
He'd take that whale in tow
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 well-a-man come,
To bring us sugar,
and tea, and rum, One day when the tong'in is done,
We'll take our leave and go!
Soon may the well-a-man come,
To bring us sugar,
and tea, and rum, One day when the tong'in is done,
We'll take our leave and go!
Soon may the well-a-man come,
To bring us sugar,
and tea, and rum, One day when the tong'in is done,
We'll take our leave and go!
We'll take our leave and go
She had not been two weeks from shore
We're down on her right,
we'll bore The captain called all hands and swore
He'd take that whale in tow
Before the boat had hit the water
The whale's tail came up and caught her
Hands to the side,
her pond and forter
And she dived down below
Soon may the wellerman come
To bring us to the rent,
he can run One day when the counting 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
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 well of mankind
One day when the tongue it is done
Soon may the well of mankind
One day when the tongue it is done
We'll take our leave and go