For The Longest Johns, a Bristol band made up of Jonathan ‘JD’ Darley, Andy Yates, Robbie Sattin and Dave Robinson, it’s their first chart hit. The track has also proved successful for Scottish postman Nathan Evans, who kickstarted the trend by singing his over version of the sea shanty

Wellerman - The Longest Johns Beltonen:

[Verse 4]
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 that ship in tow (Huh!)
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 5]
For forty 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
[Chorus]
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