Sea Shanty meme explained: Who are the four lads? two of the UK’s biggest trends in 2021. Four guys went on a night out in Birmingham and soon became a viral meme, but the latest twist on the meme sees lads signing a sea shanty called “Soon May the Wellerman Come.” 6 The four lads from the famous picture on a night out have been out in several memes What is the Sea Shanties meme? In 2020, former postman Nathan Evans posted a Tik Tok of himself filming a series of famous Sea Shanties. Soon enough he went viral and racked up millions of views, especially the clip in which he sung the Sea Shanty known as 'The Wellerman', a 19th-century New Zealand whaler song.