The Bonnie Ship the Diamond Songtext
von The Real McKenzies

The Diamond is a ship, my lads
For the Davis Strait we′re bound
The quay it is all garnished with
Lasses all around
Captain Thompson gives the order
To sail the ocean wide
With 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 stood around
With the shawls all pulled around them
And their salt tears runnin′ down
Don't you weep, my bonny wee lads
Though you'll 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-y Elize-y Swan
Three cheers to the Battler of Montrose
And the Diamond ship of fame
We wear the trousers of the white
And jackets all a-blue
When we get back to the Peterhead
We′ll have sweethearts anew

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
The ship fill up with oil, my lads
And the money to our name
We′ll make the cradles for the rock
And blankets for our 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 the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-hunting for the whale
For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-hunting for the whale