The Wellerman

This is a traditional New Zealand sea shanty from the second half of the 19th Century. The Wellerman of the title is the supply ship that reprovisioned whaling ships based at the Weller Brothers’ whaling station on the South Island of New Zealand.

This is a version of the tune by The Longest Johns became popular during the last year:

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