"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.

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

"Soon May the Wellerman Come" is a New Zealand folk ballad about a whaling ship's hunt for a right whale. It gained popularity in early 2021 when a cover of the song by British musician Nathan ...

Nathan Evans had no idea when he uploaded a cover of “The Wellerman,” a whaling song with a shanty beat, that it would help touch off, well, a sea shanty tidal wave. Mr. Evans, a Scottish ...

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.