There once was a ship that put to sea And the name of that ship was the Billy o' Tea The winds blew hard, her bow dipped down Blow, me bully boys, blow (huh) 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 She had not been two weeks from shore When down on her, a right whale bore The captain called all hands and swore He'd take that whale in tow (huh) 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 Before the boat had hit the water The whale's tail came up and caught her All hands to the side, harpooned and fought her When she dived down below (huh) 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 No line was cut, no whale was freed The captain's mind was not on greed But he belonged to the whaleman's creed She took the ship in tow (huh) 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 For 40 days, or even more The line went slack, then tight once more All boats were lost, there were only four But still that whale did go 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 As far as I've heard, the fight's still on The line's not cut and the whale's not gone The Wellerman makes his regular call To encourage the captain, crew, and all 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 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

Oh, I used to be a farmer, and I made a living fine I had a little stretch of land, along the western line But times were hard, and though I tried, the money wasn't there And bankers came and took my land and told me, "Fair is fair" I looked for every kind of job, the answer always, "No" "Hire you now?" they'd always laugh, "We just let twenty go" The government, they promised me a measly little sum But I've got too much pride to end up just another bum And I said, "Who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone I'm going to be a pirate on the river Severn!" (Yarr! Yoo-hoo, whoo) And it's a-heave-ho-hi-ho Coming down the plains (whoop) Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains And it's a-ho-hey-hi-hey, farmers bar your doors When you see the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores You'd think the other farmers would know that I'm at large But just the other day, I saw an unsuspecting barge I snuck up right behind them, and they were none the wiser I rammed their boat and sank it, and I stole the fertilizer! The bridge outside of Redwick spans a mighty river Farmers cross in so much fear their stomachs are a-quiver 'Cause they know that Tractor Jack is hiding in the bay (ha-ha-arr) I'll jump the bridge and knock them cold And sail off with their hay And it's a-heave-ho-hi-ho Coming down the plains (whoop) Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains And it's a-ho-hey-hi-hey, farmers bar your doors When you see the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores Well officer Robbie chased me, he was always at my throat But he followed on the shoreline cause he didn't own a boat But cutbacks were a-coming, and the copper lost his job And now he sails with us, and we call him Salty Rob A swinging sword, a skull and bones and pleasant company I'll never pay my income tax and screw the VAT (Screw it!) Sailing down to Thornbury, the terror of the sea If you wanna get to Tesco, boys, you've gotta get by me And it's a-heave-ho-hi-ho Coming down the plains (whoop) Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains And it's a-ho-hey-hi-hey, farmers bar your doors When you see the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores Well pirate life's appealing, but you don't just find it here I hear that up in Yorkshire there's a band of buccaneers They roam around the Yorkshire dales from Smith to Beverley And you're bound to lose your flat cap if you have to pass their way Winter is a-coming, and a chill is in the breeze My pirate days are over if the rivers starts to freeze Well, I'll be back in springtime and now I've got to fly I hear there's lots if plundering down in the Isle of Wight And it's a-heave-ho-hi-ho Coming down the plains (hey) Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains And it's a-ho-hey hi-hey, farmers bar your doors When you see the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores And it's a-heave-ho-hi-ho Coming down the plains (whoop) Stealing wheat and barley and all the other grains And it's a-ho-hey-hi-hey, farmers bar your doors When you see the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores When you see the Jolly Roger on the Severn's mighty shores Hey

Oh, I bid farewell to the port and the land And I paddle away from brave England's white sands To search for my long ago forgotten friends To search for the place I hear all sailors end As the souls of the dead fill the space of my mind I'll search without sleeping 'til peace I can find I fear not the weather, I fear not the sea I remember the fallen, do they think of me? When their bones in the ocean forever will be Plot a course to the night to a place I once knew To a place where my hope died along with my crew So I swallow my grief and face life's final test To find promise of peace and the solace of rest As the songs of the dead fill the space of my ears Their laughter like children, their beckoning cheers My heart longs to join them, sing songs of the sea I remember the fallen, do they think of me? When their bones in the ocean forever will be When at last before my ghostly shipmates I stand I shed a small tear for my home upon land Though their eyes speak of depths filled with struggle and strife Their smiles below say I don't owe them my life As the souls of the dead fill the space of my eyes And my boat listed over and tried to capsize I'm this far from drowning, this far from the sea I remember the living, do they think of me? When my bones in the ocean forever will be Now that I'm staring down at the darkest abyss I'm not sure what I want, but I don't think it's this As my comrades call to stand fast and forge on I make sail for the dawn 'til the darkness has gone As the souls of the dead live for'er in my mind As I live all the years that they left me behind I'll stay on the shore but still gaze at the sea I remember the fallen and they think of me For our souls in the ocean together will be I remember the fallen and they think of me For our souls in the ocean together will be

Of all the trees that grow so fair, old England to adorn Greater are none beneath the sun than Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Yew that is old, in churchyard mould, he breedeth a mighty bow Alder for shoes do wise men choose, and Beech for cups also But when you have killed And your bowl it is filled, and your shoes are clean outworn Back you must speed for all that you need to Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Elm, she hates mankind and waits, 'til every gust be laid To drop a limb on the head of him that anyway trusts her shade But whether a lad be sober or sad, or mellow with ale from the horn He'll take no wrong when he lyeth along 'neath Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Oh, do not tell the priest our plight For he would call it a sin But we've been out in the woods all night, a-conjuring summer in We bring you good news by word of mouth, good news for cattle and corn Sure as the sun come up from the south, by Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn Sing Oak, and Ash, and Thorn, good sirs All on a midsummer's morn Surely we'll sing of no little thing In Oak, and Ash, and Thorn

Our tale begins with the heaviest storm The Fools beached on our shore They wake beneath the Great Lighthouse of yore Built thousands of years before I set them to sea, to see how they fair Stormstrider lighting the way With only each other to stand by their sides They kept foes at bay, at least for today With danger approaching, they tried and they tried The Aquapocalypse ever raging topside More relics of sirens they pull from the depths Unaware that their quest might lead them to their deaths Our tale began with the heaviest storm Now I'm afraid how it ends Believe me, believe me, I've seen it before The darkness that lurks in the eye of the storm The darkness that lurks in The darkness that lurks in the eye I guess we'll find out who's the greatest of Fools

(Writers: J. Banks / E. Marrion / H. Thigpen) (Spoken) Hello? You don't know who this is but... The reason I'm calling you is because... I was going through my man's pockets this morning... And I just happened to find your name and number... So woman to woman, I don't think it's wrong to call Now, I don't know how you're gonna take this... You might even hang up the phone... But, you see, it really doesn't make any difference... And it's only fair that I let you know... That "that man" you've been seeing... He's mine... and I love him... So woman to woman I think you'll understand (Song) Woman to woman If you've ever been in love Then you know how I feel And woman to woman Now if you were in my shoes Wouldn't you have done the same thing too? Bridge: Woman to woman I've just got to make you see Woman to woman That you can't take him from me Woman to woman I just can't step aside And let you take what is rightfully mine Chorus: Woman to woman Right or wrong I ain't gonna let you break up my happy home I hope you understand... I love that man... And he's mine Repeat Chorus: Woman to woman If you've ever been in love Then you know how I feel Woman to woman Now if you were in my shoes Wouldn't you have done the same thing too? Woman to woman I've just can't step aside And let you take what's rightfully mine (Country # 4 / Chart Debut 12/24/77 / 1977 MCA Records)

Woman, sensuous woman* You control the world I'm living in Woman, sensuous woman Release my body and let me live again Step by step you taught me easy lovin' Night by night you caught me in your web My self control was overruled by passion Now I couldn't see the heartache up ahead Woman, sensuous woman You control the world I'm living in Woman, sensuous woman Release my body and let me live again Someone true is waiting I should be with her And she don't know I crave your ecstasy But many hearts will break if I don't conquer This lustful spell you've cast over me

Woman, sensuous woman You control the world I'm living in Woman, sensuous woman Release my body and let me live again. Step by step you taught me easy loving Night by night you caught me in your web My self control was overruled by passion Now, I couldn't see the heartache up ahead. So woman, sensuous woman You control the world I'm living in I say woman, sensuous woman Release my body and let me live again. --- Instrumental --- Someone true is waiting and I should be with her And she don't know I crave your ecstasy But many hearts would break if I don't conquer This lustful spell you've cast all over me. So woman, sensuous woman You control the world I'm living in Woman, sensuous woman Release my body and let me live again. Release my body and let me live again...