An obscure 19th-century sea shanty called 'The Wellerman' is going viral on TikTok, kickstarted by an English folk band, The Longest Johns.

People on the internet are obsessed with "sea shanty TikTok" after a song called "The Wellerman" went viral.

Wellerman, a sea shanty from the 19th century, has gone viral on TikTok thanks to a scottish folk singer, creating Shanty Tok in the process.

Why else would people say things like “ 2021 is the year of the sea shanty,” or post memes about how “The Wellerman” has become part of the soundtrack of our current state of acute global ...

Joining the ever-growing NFT (non-fungible token) craze is this year's viral sea shanty hit 'The Wellerman'.