Statistics for Wellerman Lyrics

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Lyric	% Correct
There once was a ship that put to {sea}	98%
The name of the ship was the Billy of {Tea}	93%
Soon may the {Wellerman} come	92%
The winds blew up, her {bow} dipped down	84%
To bring us {sugar} {and} {tea} {and} {rum}	81%
She had not been two weeks from {shore}	77%
We'll take our {leave} and go	77%
When down on her, a right whale {bore}	67%
He'd take that whale in {tow}	62%
Before the boat had hit the {water}	61%
O blow, my {bully} {boys}, blow	59%
But still that {whale} did go	58%
The captain called all hands and {swore}	56%
The whale's {tail} came up and caught her	55%
When she dived down {low}	54%
All boats were lost, there were only {four}	53%
She took that {ship} in tow	53%
One day, when the {tonguin'} is done	47%
The line's not {cut} and the whale's not gone	46%
The line went slack, then {tight} once more	45%
The captain's mind was not of {greed}	44%
All hands to the side, {harpooned} and fought her	42%
But he belonged to the Wellerman's {creed}	42%
No line was cut, no whale was {freed}	42%
The Wellerman makes his regular {call}	42%
For {forty} days, or even more	37%
To {encourage} the captain, crew, and all	35%
As far as I've heard, the {fight's} still on	34%