Bonnie Ship The Diamond

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, The Diamond is a ship, me lads On the Davis Strait she's bound And the quay it is all garnish-ed With the bonnie lassies 'round Captain Thompson gives the orders For to sail the whole world wide Where the sun it never set, me lads Nor the darkness dim the sky [Chorus] And it's cheer up me lads Let your hearts never fail When the bonny ship, the Diamond Goes a-fishing for that whale [Verse 2] All along the quay at Peterhead The lasses stand around Their shawls all about them And the salt tears runnin' down Don't you weep me bonnie lass Although you'll be left behind For the rose will grow on Greenland's banks Before we change our mind [Chorus] And it's cheer up me lads Let your hearts never fail When the bonny ship, the Diamond Goes a-fishing for that whale [Verse 3] Here's a health to the Resolution And likewise the Eliza Swan Three cheers for the Battler of ol' Montrose And the Diamond, ship of fame Ah- We wear the trousers of the white And the jackets of the blue When we'll return to Peterhead We'll have sweethearts anew [Chorus] And it's cheer up me lads Let your hearts never fail When the bonny ship, the Diamond Goes a-fishing for that whale [Instrumental] [Verse 4] It will be bright both day and night When the Greenland lads come home With the ship full up of oil, me lads And with money of our own We'll make the cradles for to rock And the blankets for to tear And every lass in Peterhead Sing: "Hushabye, my dear" [Chorus] And it's cheer up me lads Let your hearts never fail When the bonny ship, the Diamond Goes a-fishing for that- Cheer up me lads Let your hearts never fail When the bonny ship, the Diamond Goes a-fishin' for that whale