The Diamond

The Diamond is a ship, my lads,
 For the Davis Strait she's bound
 And the quay it is all garnished
 With bonny lasses 'round
 Captain Thompson gives the order
 To sail the ocean wide
 Where the sun it never sets, my lads,
 Nor darkness dims the sky
 So it's cheer up my lads,
 Let your hearts never fail
 When the bonny ship, the Diamond,
 Goes a-fishing for the whale
 Along the quays of Peterhead,
 The lasses stand around
 Their shawls all pulled about them
 And the salt tears running down
 Now don't you weep, my bonny lass
 Though you be left behind
 For the rose will grow on Greenland's ice
 Before we change our mind
 So it's cheer up my lads,
 Let your hearts never fail
 When the bonny ship, the Diamond,
 Goes a-fishing for the whale
 Here's 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 jacobs of the white,
 The trousers of the blue
 When we return to Peterhead,
 We'll have sweethearts anoo
 So it's cheer up my lads,
 Let your hearts never fail
 When the bonny ship, the Diamond,
 Goes a-fishing for the whale
 Oh, it'll be bright both day and night
 When the Greenland lads come hame
 With a ship that's full of oil, my lads,
 And money to yer name
 We'll make the cradles for to rock
 And the blankets for to tear
 And every lass in Peterhead sing
 "Hushabye, my dear."
 So it's cheer up my lads,
 Let your hearts never fail
 When the bonny ship, the Diamond,
 Goes a-fishing for the whale