The Diamond

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The Diamond is a ship, me lads, for the Davis Strait she's bound And the quay it is all garnished wi' bonnie lassies 'round Ca'n Thompson gives the order to sail the ocean wide Where the sun it never sets, me lads, nor darkness brims the sky [Chorus: all] And it's cheer up me lads, let your hearts never fail! For the bonnie ship the Diamond goes a-fishing for the whale [Verse 2] Along the quays at Peterhead, the lassies stand aroon Wi' their shawls all pulled aboot thеm an' the saut tears runnin' doon Now don't you weep, me bonniе lass, though ye be left behind For the rose will bloom on Greenland's ice before we change our mind [Chorus: all] And it's cheer up me lads, let your hearts never fail! For the bonnie ship the Diamond goes a-fishing for the whale [Verse 3] Here's a health to the Resolution, likewise the Eliza Swan Here's a health to the Battler of Montrose and the Diamond, ship of fame We wear the trousers o' the white, and the jickets o' the blue When we return tae Peterhead we'll hae sweethearts anew [Chorus: all] And it's cheer up me lads, let your hearts never fail! For the bonnie ship the Diamond goes a-fishing for the whale [Verse 4] Oh, it'll be bright baeth day and night, when the Greenland lads come hame In a ship that full o' oil, me boys, and money tae our name We'll mak' the cradles for tae rock, and the blankets for tae tear And every lass in Peterhead sing "hushabye, my bairn" [Chorus: all] And it's cheer up me lads, let your hearts never fail! For the bonnie ship the Diamond goes a-fishing for the whale [Chorus: all] And it's cheer up me lads, let your hearts never fail! For the bonnie ship the Diamond goes a-fishing for the whale