the diamond is a ship my lads for the davis strait we re bound the quay it is all garnished with bonnie 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 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 stand aroon wi their shawls all pulled around them and the saut tears runnin doon don t you weep my bonnie wee lass though you be 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 the eliza swan three cheers for the battler of montrose and the diamond ship of fame we wear the trousers o the white the jackets o the blue when we get back to peterhead we ll hae sweethearts enou 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 our ship full up with oil my lads and money to our name we ll make the cradles for to rock and the blankets for to 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 it s cheer up my lads let your hearts never fail for the bonnie ship the diamond goes a hunting for the whale
['celtic', 'irish folk']