Whoa (Hey!)
Whoa

The Diamond is a ship, me lads, for the Davis Strait we're bound
The quay it is all garnished with bonnie lasses 'round
Captain Thompson gives the orders to sail the ocean wide
Where the sun it never sets, me lads, nor darkness dims the sky

For it's cheer up, me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishin' for the whale
For it's cheer up, me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishin' for the whale

Whoa (Hey!)
Whoa

Along the quay of Peterhead, the lasses stand around
With shawls all pulled around them and their salt tears runnin' down
Well don't you weep, my bonnie lass, though you'll be left behind
For the rose will bloom on Greenland's ice before we change our mind

For it's cheer up, me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishin' for the whale
For it's cheer up, me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishin' for the whale

Whoa (Hey!)
Whoa

Here's a health to the Resolution, likewise the Eliza Swan
Three cheers for the Battler of Montrose and the Diamond, ship of fame
We wear the trousers of the white and jackets of the blue (Hey!)
When we get back to Peterhead, we'll have sweethearts anew

For it's cheer up, me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishin' for the whale
For it's cheer up, me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishin' for the whale

Whoa (Hey!)
Whoa

It will be bright both day and night when Greenland lads come hame
Our ship full up with oil, me lads, and money to our name
We'll make the cradles for to rock and the blankets for to tear
And every lass in Peterhead sing "Hushabye, my dear"

For it's cheer up, me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishin' for the whale
For it's cheer up, me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishin' for the whale
For it's cheer up, me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishin' for the whale
For it's cheer up, me lads, let your hearts never fail
For the bonnie ship, the Diamond, goes a-fishin' for the whale

Whoa (Hey!)
Whoa