The Diamond is a ship, me lads, for the Davis Strait were bound
The quay it is all garnished with bonnie lasses round
Captain Thompson gives the orders to sail the ocean wide
Where the sun it never sets, me lads, nor darkness dims the sky
For its cheer up me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonny ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishing for the whale
For its cheer up me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonny ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishing for the whale
Along the quay of Peterhead, the lasses stand around
Wi their shawls all pulled around
Their necks and the salt tears runnin down
Well dont you weep, my bonny lass, though youll be left behind
For the rose will bloom on Greenlands ice before we change our mind
For its cheer up me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonny ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishing for the whale
For its cheer up me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonny ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishing for the whale
Heres a health to the Resolution Hey, likewise the Eliza Swan
Three cheers to the Battler of Montrose and the Diamond, ship of fame
We wear the trousers of the white and the jackets of the blue
When we get back to Peterhead, well have sweethearts anew
For its cheer up me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonny ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishing for the whale
For its cheer up me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonny ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishing for the whale
It will be bright both day and night when Greenland lads come hame
Our ship full up with oil, my lads, and money to our name
Well make the cradles for to rock and the blankets for to tear
And every lass in Peterhead sing Hushabye, my dear
For its cheer up me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonny ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishing for the whale
For its cheer up me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonny ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishing for the whale
For its cheer up me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonny ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishing for the whale
For its cheer up me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonny ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishing for the whale