Verse 1:
      Cm
There once was a ship that put to sea
        Fm                       Cm
And the name of the ship was the Billy o' Tea
    Cm
The winds blew hard, her bow dipped down
G                    Cm
Blow, my bully boys, blow (huh!)

Chorus:
Ab           Eb
Soon may the Wellerman come
   Fm                 Cm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
Ab                Eb
One day, when the tonguin' is done
      G                  Cm
We'll take our leave and go

Verse 2:
Cm
She'd not been two weeks from shore
     Fm             Cm
When down on her, a right whale bore
    Cm
The captain called all hands and swore
     G                  Cm
He'd take that whale in tow (huh!)

Chorus:
Ab           Eb
Soon may the Wellerman come
   Fm                 Cm
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
Ab                Eb
One day, when the tonguin' is done
      G                  Cm
We'll take our leave and go
Ab        Eb
Da-da, da-da-da-da
   Fm              Cm
Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da
Ab        Eb
Da-da, da-da-da-da
G           Cm
Da-da-da-da-da

Drunken Sailor:

Verse 1:
Fm
What will we do with a drunken sailor
Eb
What will we do with a drunken sailor
Fm
What will we do with a drunken sailor
Ab    Eb     Fm
Early in the morning

Verse 2:
Fm
Put him in the brig until he's sober
Eb
Put him in the brig until he's sober
Fm
Put him in the brig until he's sober
Ab    Eb     Fm
Early in the morning

Chorus:
Fm
Way hay and up she rises
Eb
Way hay and up she rises
Fm
Way hay and up she rises
Ab    Eb     Fm
Early in the morning

Leave Her, Johnny:

Verse 1:
    Eb
Oh, the wind was foul and the sea ran high
Bb                 Eb
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
    Ab         Eb        Bb        Eb
She shipped it green and none went by
         Bb             Eb
And it's time for us to leave her

Chorus:
Bb                 Eb
Leave her, Johnny, leave her
    Ab                 Eb
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her
        Ab        Eb           Bb          Eb
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
         Bb             Eb
And it's time for us to leave her

Cape Cod Girls:

Verse 1:
     E
Them Cape Cod ships ain't got no sails
           A     E
Haul away, haul away
       E
They'd all blown off in the Northeast gales
                           B   E
And we're bound away for Australia

Verse 2:
   E
So heave her up my bully, bully boys
           A     E
Haul away, haul away
E
Heave her up and don't you make a noise
                           B   E
And we're bound away for Australia

Santiana:

Verse 1:
     Gbm      A        E
Hey! Santiana gained a day
 Gbm      E
Away Santiana
   E                         Dbm
"Napoleon of the West", they say
 Gbm      Dbm       Gbm
Along the plains of Mexico

Chorus:
      Gbm               A         E
Well, heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm      E
Away Santiana
E                           Dbm
Heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm      Dbm       Gbm
Along the plains of Mexico

Verse 2:
        Gbm                     A          E
She's a fast clipper ship and a bully good crew
 Gbm      E
Away Santiana
       E                    Dbm     Gbm
And an old salty yank for a captain too
 Gbm      Dbm       Gbm
Along the plains of Mexico

Chorus:
      Gbm               A         E
Well, heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm      E
Away Santiana
E                           Dbm
Heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm      Dbm       Gbm
Along the plains of Mexico

Verse 3:
Gbm      A          E
Santiana fought for gold
 Gbm      E
Away Santiana
 E                           Dbm     Gbm
Around Cape Horn through the ice and snow
 Gbm      Dbm       Gbm
Along the plains of Mexico

Chorus:
      Gbm               A         E
Well, heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm      E
Away Santiana
E                           Dbm
Heave 'er up and away we'll go
 Gbm      Dbm       Gbm
Along the plains of Mexico

Outro:
   D         E      Gbm
So leave her Johnny off we'll go
    D       E      D         E
The drunken sailor Wellerman whaler
D      E       Gbm
Bound away for Mexico
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