What the hell is "the tonguing" in The Wellerman Sea Shanty? " 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! " Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast.
I believe that's intentional! Fun fact: Wellerman (the song) is a New Zealand sea shanty. Ninja Kiwi is based in New Zealand. Hence Sails Again, the Bloons version of Wellerman.
Wellerman There once was a ship that put to sea The name of the ship was the Billy of 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
Soon May the Wellerman Come is an old sea farrier song (AKA Sea Shanty), dated around (estimated) the late 18 or early 1900’s from Australia. The original author is unknown. A “Wellerman” is someone who works for the wailing company Weller and Brothers. But in the context of the song, a “Wellerman” refers to a Weller and Brothers supply ship that would ship off to supply wailing ...
I know that the song Wellerman is a sea shanty song, even The Fisherman's Friends have covered it. I got to know of this song from Tiktok videos as people have made their own covers of it singing about different subjects, but using the songs melody still. Ive only come across 2 subjects so far using this song. One was sung by a young woman giving out the message to a man that a dress is not a ...
Am I the only tired off wellerman? I’ve been into this genre since 2007 (Pirates of the Caribbean: At world’s end) and I’m probably sounding like a gatekeeping snob… I get it but seriously. It feels like wellerman is the only song that exist out there. Had someone tell me before that I was going to grow tired of a sea shanty I would have never believed them. There’s even a techno ...
Soon may the Wellerman come To bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguin' is done We'll take our leave and go 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 below
