"The Wellerman," a sea shanty, has a meaning that is both curious and historical—it was born in New Zealand 150 years ago. Let's investigate more here.

What are the song lyrics of 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. O blow, my bully boys, blow.

“Wellerman” (Sea Shanty) is a folk song about a whaling ship named the Billy o’ Tea. It talks about the crew waiting for a “Wellerman” to bring them supplies, showing their struggles and ...

People on the internet are obsessed with "sea shanty TikTok" after a song called "The Wellerman" went viral. A sea shanty expert says the song isn't really a sea shanty because it's not in a call ...

That was, until two weeks ago, when a real, live sea shanty came across my TikTok “For You” page. The video featured a man singing a song whose lyrics I could barely make out due to his thick ...

All of them were links to a TikTok video of several guys singing a song, a sea shanty from the 19th century called “Wellerman,” using TikTok’s duet feature. It was not the first sea shanty I ...

Queen guitarist Brian May performs Wellerman sea shanty – ‘This song was too good to miss’ QUEEN guitarist Brian May has performed the Wellerman sea shanty, made famous by Nathan Evans and ...

Of course, Epic Games didn’t simply bring the Wellerman song over. Instead, the developer created its own version, complete with Fortnite-specific lyrics.When a player uses the emote, their ...

How ‘The Wellerman’ went viral. British folk band The Longest Johns have released three albums so far, all based around traditional sea shanties and shanty-adjacent folk songs.

In the final week of 2020, Nathan Evans, a 26-year-old Scottish postman and aspiring musician, shared a video of himself on TikTok, singing a sea shanty called “Soon May the Wellerman Come.”He ...

Wellerman sea shanty: what is the UK number 1 song by Scottish TikTok star Nathan Evans about - and lyrics in full By Chelsea Rocks Published 1st Feb 2021, 16:33 BST ...