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