‘Soon may the vaccine come’: YouTuber’s ‘sea shanty’ song on Covid-19 has netizens grooving

when YouTuber Blais tweaked the lyrics of the popular sea shanty, 'The Wellerman' to highlight the ongoing pandemic, it sure caught the attention of many.

The trend picked up on the video-sharing app when Scottish musician Nathan Evans shared his version of the song on TikTok.

A YouTuber’s ‘sea shanty’ song – ‘Soon May The Vaccine Come’ – seems to have impressed the netizens. What began as a TikTok trend, soon caught up on other social media platforms where users began recreating popular sea shanty songs sung by sailors while working together on ships — and started posting them online.

However, when Tim Blais tweaked the lyrics of the popular sea shanty, ‘The Wellerman’, a 19th Century whaling song, to highlight the ongoing pandemic, it caught the attention of many.

Watch the video here:

vaccine wellerman let’s gooooo #seashantytok pic.twitter.com/JUv0l82cf3

— Tim ➐ (@acapellascience) January 17, 2021

The trend picked up on the video-sharing app when Scottish musician Nathan Evans shared his version of the song, which was made popular by the musical group ‘The Longest Johns’. According to a CNN report, the video garnered over 5 million views and was widely circulated online.

“I think it’s because everyone is feeling alone and stuck at home during this pandemic and it gives everyone a sense of unity and friendship,” the 26-year-old singer told the news website.

Here’s the original that made my tiktok blow UUUUUP!! .. hope you enjoy it!, I also write original music and have music on Spotify etc!!, search NathanEvanss on all streaming services!

Love, Nathan ❤️ pic.twitter.com/JE90UrbtTI

— NathanEvanss (@NathanEvanss) January 2, 2021

Here is how netizens reacted:

I’m practicing this song right now- I wanna know the lyrics off by heart… or by lymph node… before the night is up

— Martyn (@MartynDerg) January 17, 2021

I can’t stop watching this. Oh man. So good.

— Noah Ivers (@NoahIvers) January 18, 2021

That’s great. That’s what shanties are made for: resilience in tough times and encouraged

— Deutsche Seemannsmission @Nordkirche (@DSM_Nordkirche) January 18, 2021