Judy Collins Bonnie Ship the Diamond song lyrics

A Diamond is a ship my boys, for Greenland she is bound

And the quay it is all garnished with bonny lassies 'round

The captain gives the order to sail the ocean wide

Where the sun, it never sets my lads, no darkness dims the tide

So cheer up, my lads, let your hearts never fail

While the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes fishin' for the whale

Along the quay at Peterhead, the lassies stand around

With their shawls about their heads and salt tears runnin' down

I'll never weep, my bonny lad, though I'm left behind

For there's not a rose on Greenland's ice

To make you change your mind

So cheer up, my lads, let your hearts never fail

While the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes fishin' for the whale

Here's a health to the Resolution, likewise the Eliza Swan

A health to the Battler of Montrose

And the Diamond ship of fame

They wear the trousers of the white, the jackets of the blue

When they return to Peterhead they'll find that we've been true

So cheer up, my lads, let your hearts never fail

While the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes fishin' for the whale

It'll be bright both day and night

When the Greenland lads come home

With a ship that's full of oil, my lads, and money to their name

They'll make the cradles for to rock

And the blankets for to tear

And every lass in Peterhead sing hush-a-bye, my dear

So cheer up, my lads, let your hearts never fail

While the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes fishin' for the whale