Ahoy, Me Hearties!

"There once was a ship that put to sea

The name of the ship was the Billy of Tea"

Ye might 'e wonderin'

What's that whaler

Over yonder

Course 'tis the Billy o' Tea

Why's it washed up?

Arrright let me tell ye a tale

Of it's last battle

"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

"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

"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"

The truth us reached, all crew was dead

But one survivor without a leg

His tale was short but full of respect

For the whale that sank their collect

About two moons after they went in tow

The whale had dived deep down below

But soon on the other side would show

Only to upturn their ship in whole

They were deserted on an icey isle

Except the one survivor I named before

Who was in luck so it appears

To have been saved by another crew