for the Devastrate is bound,
And the key it is all garnished
with bonnie lessies round.
Captain Thompson gives the order
Where the sun it never sets,
me lads, nor darkness dims the sky.
let your hearts never fail
But the bonnie ship of diamond
goes a -fishin' for the whale
had them lassies stand around
and the salt is runnin' down
But the rose will grow in
before we change our mind
Oh, it's cheer up ye lads,
let your hearts never fail
But the bonnie ship, the diamond
goes a -fishin' for the whale
Here's to the resolution,
likewise the allies are sworn
Here's to the battle on Montrose
and the diamond ship of fame
When we return to Peterhat,
we'll have sweetheart to do
Oh, it's cheer up me lad s,
let your hearts never fail
But the bonnie ship, the diamond
goes a -fishin' for the whale
It will be bright most day and night
when the greener lads come hame
With a ship that's full of oil,
We made the cradles for the rock,
the blankets for the tear
Oh, it's cheer up me lads,
that your hearts never fail,
But the bonnie ship, the diamond
goes a -fishin' for the whale.
Yeah, it's cheer up me lads,
that your hearts never fail,
But the bonnie ship, the diamond
goes a -fishin' for the whale.
