From 698c050d7730e5a5b1f8ff82404274436647b99c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: prokopparuzek Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:06:57 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] wellerman --- pisne/wellerman.tex | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+) create mode 100644 pisne/wellerman.tex diff --git a/pisne/wellerman.tex b/pisne/wellerman.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d4051d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/pisne/wellerman.tex @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +\begin{song}[remember-chords]{title={Wellerman}, music={Nathan Evans}, lyrics={Nathan Evans}} +\begin{verse} + Th^{Am}ere once was a ship that put to sea \\ + The ^{Dm}name of the ship was the ^{Am}Billy O' Tea \\ + The ^{Am}winds blew up, her bow dipped down \\ + Oh ^{E}blow, my bully boys, ^{Am}blow (huh) \\ +\end{verse} +\begin{refren} + ^{F}Soon may the ^{C}Wellerman come \\ + To ^{Dm}bring us sugar and ^{Am}tea and rum \\ + ^{F}One day, when the ^{C}tonguing is done \\ + We'll ^{E}take our leave and ^{Am}go \\ +\end{refren} +\begin{verse} +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) \\ +\end{verse} +\begin{refren} +\end{refren} +\begin{verse} +Be^fore 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 be^low (huh) \\ +\end{verse} +\begin{refren} +\end{refren} +\begin{verse} +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) \\ +\end{verse} +\begin{refren} +\end{refren} +\begin{verse} +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) \\ +\end{verse} +\begin{refren} +\end{refren} +\begin{verse} +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) \\ +\end{verse} +\begin{refren} +\end{refren} +\begin{refren} +\end{refren} +\end{song}