Nathan Evans was working as a mail carrier when he uploaded his cover of an old whaling tune. Now he has a folk-inspired album of his own songs, which he promises people can still “sing in the car.” ...

“Wellerman” (Sea Shanty) is a folk song about a whaling ship named the Billy o’ Tea. It talks about the crew waiting for a “Wellerman” to bring them supplies, showing their struggles and ...

They’d supply whaling stations around New Zealand with the goods they needed, like tea and rum, as the lyrics ... but The Wellerman is not strictly a shanty, just a song sung at sea.

Jimmy Fallon and the red-hot Red Storm sang a parody of "Soon May The Wellerman Come" about their hopes for the NCAA tournament.