Claire Warrior, senior exhibitions curator at Royal Museums Greenwich, explains the history of TikTok's viral sea shanty: ‘The Wellerman’ is a New Zealand folk song, which refers to 19th century right whale hunting. Sea shanties were sung specifically for work purposes among sailors and were popularized in the 1860s and 1870s. Wellerman Chords by Sea Shanty. Sea Shanties like the Wellerman have been hailed as an antidote to the misery of the past year, bringing people together in a spirit of collaboration. THIS is that sea shanty. 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. From the Album Wellerman (Sea Shanty) January 21, 2021 4.9 out of 5 stars 51 ratings. By now, most people have heard The Wellerman, a song that went viral on TikTok and has been the inspiration for a huge number of videos (and playlists) in recent weeks. To enjoy Prime Music, go to Your Music Library and transfer your account to Amazon.com (US). The Wellington Sea Shanty Society recorded Soon May The Wellerman Come on their 2013 album, Now That’s What I Call Sea Shanties Vol 1, and again in … I have just signed to the biggest record label in the world," Evans told fans on TikTok. Learn to play guitar by chord / tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Wellerman Sea Shanty. ‘The Wellerman’ has been on quite the voyage since its birth in the 19th century. There are sea shanties, and then there are sea shanties about kitties sung by the Trailer Park Boys. Soon may the Wellerman come To bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguin’ is done We’ll take our leave and go. Wellerman (Sea Shanty) Nathan Evans. TikTok star behind 'Wellerman' sea shanty craze quits job as mailman "Oh my God, I was a postman on Friday. Listen Now Buy song $1.29. This version was included on the track listing of Santiano's EP Sea Shanties – Wellerman, which was released digitally on 26 February 2021. A sea shanty expert says the song isn't really a sea shanty because it's not in a call and response format. The "Wellerman" sea shanty popular on TikTok goes back to 19th century whaling in New Zealand. And no, "tonguing" doesn't mean what you think it means. Lyrics to Wellerman by Sea Shanty from the custom_album_6131613 album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more! Your Amazon Music account is currently associated with a different marketplace. A new version of "Wellerman" with German folk band Santiano was released as a single on 19 February 2021. People on the internet are obsessed with "sea shanty TikTok" after a song called "The Wellerman" went viral.