There once was a ship that put to sea
Pernah ada kapal yang berlayar
And the name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea
Dan nama dari kapal tersebut adalah Billy o' Tea
The winds blew hard, her bow dipped down
Angin bertiup kencang dan haluannya menghantam setiap ombak
Blow, me bully boys, blow
Angin ribut, kugertak seluruh awak kapal
Soon may the Wellerman come
Semoga Wellerman segera datang
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
Membawakan kita persediaan makanan
One day, when the tonguin' is done
Suatu hari saat perburuan telah usai
We'll take our leave and go
Kita semua saling berpamitan dan pergi
She had not been two weeks from shore
Belum ada dua minggu dia dari pantai
When down on her, a right whale bore
Saat berlayar, seekor paus melintas di depannya
The captain called all hands and swore
Sang kapten memanggil semua awak kapal dan a
He'd take that whale in tow
Mereka akan menangkap paus tersebut
Soon may the Wellerman come
Semoga Wellerman segera datang
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
Membawakan kita persediaan makanan
One day, when the tonguin' is done
Suatu hari saat perburuan telah usai
We'll take our leave and go
Kita semua saling berpamitan dan pergi
Before the boat had hit the water
Sebelum perahu diturunkan berlayar
The whale's tail came up and caught her
Seekor paus mengibaskan ekornya ke permukaan
All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her
Semua awak kapal bersiap dan berjuang untuk menombaknya
When she dived down below
Sesaat paus tersebut kembali menyelam ke laut
Soon may the Wellerman come
Semoga Wellerman segera datang
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
Membawakan kita persediaan makanan
One day, when the tonguin' is done
Suatu hari saat perburuan telah usai
We'll take our leave and go
Kita semua saling berpamitan dan pergi
No line was cut, no whale was freed
Tidak ada tali yang dipotong, tidak ada paus yang dilepaskan
The Captain's mind was not on greed
Bukan artinya kapten kapal serakah
But he belonged to the whaleman's creed
Melainkan dia sangat berpengalaman
She took that ship in tow
Diseretnya paus itu dengan kapalnya
Soon may the Wellerman come
Semoga Wellerman segera datang
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
Membawakan kita persediaan makanan
One day, when the tonguin' is done
Suatu hari saat perburuan telah usai
We'll take our leave and go
Kita semua saling berpamitan dan pergi
For forty days, or even more
40 hari sudah berburu dan bahkan lebih
The line went slack, then tight once more
Sehari-hari sepi dari paus kemudian kembali ramai
All boats were lost, there were only four
Semua perahu telah dikerahkan dan hanya tersisa 4 lagi
But still that whale did go
Tapi tetap saja paus itu meloloskan diri
Soon may the Wellerman come
Semoga Wellerman segera datang
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
Membawakan kita persediaan makanan
One day, when the tonguin' is done
Suatu hari saat perburuan telah usai
We'll take our leave and go
Kita semua saling berpamitan dan pergi
As far as I've heard, the fights still on
Sejauh yang kudengar, perburuan masih berlangsung
The lines not cut and the whales not gone
Talinya tidak terputus dan pausnya pun tidak hilang
The Wellerman makes his a regular call
Wellerman beberapa kali menghubungi
To encourage the Captain, crew, and all
Untuk menyemangati kapten dan juga awak kapalnya
Soon may the Wellerman come
Semoga Wellerman segera datang
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
Membawakan kita persediaan makanan
One day, when the tonguin' is done
Suatu hari saat perburuan telah usai
We'll take our leave and go
Kita semua saling berpamitan dan pergi
