| Lyric | % Correct |
|---|---|
| There once was a ship that put to {sea} | 98%
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| Soon may the {Wellerman} come | 92%
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| The name of the ship was the Billy of {Tea} | 88%
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| The winds blew up, her {bow} dipped down | 80%
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| To bring us {sugar} {and} {tea} {and} {rum} | 79%
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| We'll take our {leave} and go | 74%
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| She had not been two weeks from {shore} | 72%
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| When down on her, a right whale {bore} | 60%
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| He'd take that whale in {tow} | 58%
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| Before the boat had hit the {water} | 53%
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| But still that {whale} did go | 53%
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| All boats were lost, there were only {four} | 48%
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| She took that {ship} in tow | 47%
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| The captain called all hands and {swore} | 47%
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| The whale's {tail} came up and caught her | 47%
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| When she dived down {low} | 47%
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| O blow, my {bully} {boys}, blow | 44%
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| The line's not {cut} and the whale's not gone | 40%
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| One day, when the {tonguin'} is done | 39%
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| The line went slack, then {tight} once more | 39%
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| The captain's mind was not of {greed} | 38%
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| No line was cut, no whale was {freed} | 37%
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| All hands to the side, {harpooned} and fought her | 34%
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| But he belonged to the Wellerman's {creed} | 34%
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| For {forty} days, or even more | 34%
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| The Wellerman makes his regular {call} | 34%
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| As far as I've heard, the {fight's} still on | 29%
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| To {encourage} the captain, crew, and all | 27%
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