The Diamond (Traditional) Hamish, Derek, Ian line-up
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
And it's cheer up my lads
Let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship the Diamond
Goes a-fishin' 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
Now don't you weep, my bonnie lass
Though you be left behind
For the rose will bloom on Greenland's ice
Before we change our mind
Here's a health to the Resolution
Likewise the Eliza Swan
Here's a health to the Battler of the old Montrose
And the Diamond, ship of fame
We wear the trousers o' the white
And the jackets o' the blue
When we return to Peterhead
We'll hae sweethearts enou'
Oh, it'll be bright both day and night
When the Greenland lads come hame
Ia a ship that's full up with oil, my boys
And money to our name
We'll mak the cradles for to rock
And the blankets for to tear
And every lass in Peterhead sing
"Hushabye, my bairn"