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Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.510807 Arranged by Mario Stallbaumer. Folk. Score. 2 pages. Mario Stallbaumer #6233649. Published by Mario Stallbaumer (A0.510807). With this sheet music, you can play the sea shanty "Wellerman" on piano!It's an accurate, playable piano arrangement of the traditional folk song. This sheet music also includes the full lyrics (6 verses)."Wellerman" is a sea shanty from New Zealand which dates back to the early 19th century. Back then, the term "Wellerman" was used for employees of the Weller Brothers’ shipping company in Sydney, which supplied whaling stations around New Zealand with essential provisions (including sugar, tea, and rum, as mentioned in the song). In 2021, the song became an internet meme - TikTok users collaborated with the app's duet function to record virtual group performances of the song, which soon starting to go viral. "Wellerman" also makes for a fantastic piano cover!Here are the full lyrics to the traditional sea shanty "Wellerman":There once was a ship that put to sea,And the name of that ship was the Billy o' TeaThe winds blew hard, her bow dipped down,Blow, me bully boys, blow!Chorus:Soon may the Wellerman cometo bring us sugar and tea and rum.One day, when the tonguing' is done,We'll take our leave and go.She had not been two weeks from shoreWhen down on her a right whale bore.The captain called all hands and sworeHe'd take that whale in tow.Soon may the Wellerman come...Before the boat had hit the waterThe whale's tail came up and caught her.All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her,When she dived down below.Soon may the Wellerman come...No line was cut, no whale was freed,An' the captain's mind was not on greed!But he belonged to the Whaleman's creedShe took that ship in towSoon may the Wellerman come...For forty days or even more,the line went slack then tight once more,All boats were lost, there were only fourand still that whale did go.Soon may the Wellerman come...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 callto encourage the captain, crew and all!Soon may the Wellerman come... This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of popular titles and original compositions from a variety of voices and backgrounds. The length, difficulty, and retail pricing are determined solely by the discretion of the person who arranged or composed it. About Digital Downloads Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play! PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).