Bonnie Ship the Diamond

The Diamond is a ship, mi lads For the Davis Strait she s bound and the quay it is all garnished With bonnie lasses 'round When Captain Thompson gives the or` To sil the ocean wide sun it never sets, me lads Nor darkness dims the sky And it's cheer up me lads Let your hearts never fail For the bonnie ship the Diamond Goes a-searching for the whale Along the quay at Peterhead The lasses stand aroon their shawls all pulled around them And the saut tears runnin' doon But don't you weep, my bonnie lass Though you be left behind the rose will grow on Greenland's ice Before we change our mind And it's cheer up me lads Let your hearts never fail For the bonnie ship the Diamond Goes a-searching for the whale Here's a health to the Resolution Likewise the Eliza Swan Three cheers for the Battle of Montrose And the Diamond, ship of fame We wear the jackets o' the whit The trousers o' the blue When we return to Peterhead We'll hae sweethearts enou' It will be bright both day and night When the Greenland lads come hame With the ship thats full of oil, my lads And money to our name We'll make the cradle for to rock And the blankets for to tear Make every lass in Peterhead sing ""Hushabye, my dear”