(En, to, tre)

The Diamond is a ship, me lads
For the Davis Strait she's bound
And 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, me lads
Nor darkness dims the sky

And it’s cheer up me lads
Let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship the Diamond
Goes a-fishing for the whale

Oh, along the quay at Peterhead
Them lassies stand around
With their shawls all pulled around them
And the salt tears runnin' down
Oh, don’t you weep, me bonnie lass
Though you be left behind
For the rose will grow on Greenland’s ice
Before we change our mind

And it’s cheer up me lads
Let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship the Diamond
Goes a-fishing for the whale

Oh, here’s a health to the Resolution
Likewise to Eliza Swan
Here's a health to the Battle of Montrose
And the Diamond, ship of fame
Oh, we wear the trousers of the white
And the jackets of the blue
When we return to Peterhead
We’ll have sweethearts enou'

And it’s cheer up me lads
Let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship the Diamond
Goes a-fishing for the whale

Oh, it will be bright both day and night
When the Greenland lads come hame
With a ship that's full of oil, me lads
And money to our name
Oh, we’ll make them cradles for to rock
And the blankets for to tear
And every lass in Peterhead sing
"Hushabye, my dear!"

And it’s cheer up me lads
Let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship the Diamond
Goes a-fishing for the whale

And it’s cheer up me lads
Let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship the Diamond
Goes a-fishing for the whale