The Bonnie Ship the Diamond

The Diamond is a ship, my lads For the Davis Strait we're bound The quay it is all garnished with Lasses all around Captain Thompson gives the order To sail the ocean wide With the sun it never sets, my lads Nor darkness dims the sky For it's cheer up my lads Let your hearts never fail For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-hunting for the whale Along the quay at Peterhead The lasses stood around With the shawls all pulled around them And their salt tears runnin' down Don't you weep, my bonny wee lads Though you'll left behind For the rose will grow on Greenland's ice Before we change our mind For it's cheer up my lads Let your hearts never fail For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-hunting for the whale Here's a health to the Resolution Likewise-y Elize-y Swan Three cheers to the Battler of Montrose And the Diamond ship of fame We wear the trousers of the white And jackets all a-blue When we get back to the Peterhead We'll have sweethearts anew For it's cheer up my lads Let your hearts never fail For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-hunting for the whale It will be bright both day and night When the Greenland lads come hame The ship fill up with oil, my lads And the money to our name We'll make the cradles for the rock And blankets for our tear And every lass in Peterhead sing "Hushabye, my dear" For it's cheer up my lads Let your hearts never fail For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-hunting for the whale For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-hunting for the whale For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-hunting for the whale