[Verse 1]
Well, The Diamond is a ship, me lads
On the Davis Strait she's bound
And the quay it is all garnish-ed
With the bonnie lassies 'round
Captain Thompson gives the orders
For to sail the whole world wide
Where the sun it never set, me lads
Nor the darkness dim the sky

[Chorus]
And it's cheer up me lads
Let your hearts never fail
When the bonny ship, the Diamond
Goes a-fishing for that whale

[Verse 2]
All along the quay at Peterhead
The lasses stand around
Their shawls all about them
And the salt tears runnin' down
Don't you weep me bonnie lass
Although you'll be left behind
For the rose will grow on Greenland's banks
Before we change our mind
[Chorus]
And it's cheer up me lads
Let your hearts never fail
When the bonny ship, the Diamond
Goes a-fishing for that whale

[Verse 3]
Here's a health to the Resolution
And likewise the Eliza Swan
Three cheers for the Battler of ol' Montrose
And the Diamond, ship of fame
Ah- We wear the trousers of the white
And the jackets of the blue
When we'll return to Peterhead
We'll have sweethearts anew

[Chorus]
And it's cheer up me lads
Let your hearts never fail
When the bonny ship, the Diamond
Goes a-fishing for that whale

[Instrumental]

[Verse 4]
It will be bright both day and night
When the Greenland lads come home
With the ship full up of oil, me lads
And with money of our own
We'll make the cradles for to rock
And the blankets for to tear
And every lass in Peterhead
Sing: "Hushabye, my dear"
[Chorus]
And it's cheer up me lads
Let your hearts never fail
When the bonny ship, the Diamond
Goes a-fishing for that-

Cheer up me lads
Let your hearts never fail
When the bonny ship, the Diamond
Goes a-fishin' for that whale