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 ...

The cover quickly gained thousands of views and so the singer, from Glasgow, followed it a few months later with “The Wellerman” - a 19th century New Zealand sea shanty about waiting for ...

The original TikTok video shows Evan's singing a heartfelt version of a tune titled The Wellerman. The song dates back tocirca 1860 and is widely understood to have originated in New Zealand.