Wiesia Dudkowiak - Wellerman (Sea Shanty)

Wellerman (Sea Shanty) Wiesia Dudkowiak - accordion Przemo Dudkowiak - guitar “Soon May the Wellerman Come“, also known as “Wellerman“ or “The Wellerman“, is a sea ballad from Australia and New Zealand , claimed to be from c. 1860–70, The song refers to the “wellermen“, pointing to supply ships owned by the Weller brothers, who were amongst the earliest European settlers of Otago. The song’s lyrics describe a whaling ship called the Billy o’ Tea and its hunt for a right whale. The song describes how the ship’s crew hope for a “wellerman“ to arrive and bring them supplies of luxuries. #Wellerman #SeaShanty