tommy makem - the bonnie ship the diamond lyrics
the diamond is a ship me lads,
for the davis straits she’s bound
and the quay it is all garnished
with bonnie l-ssies round
captain thompson gives the order
to sail the ocean wide
where the sun it never sets me lads
nor darkness dims the sky.
chorus:
and it’s cheer up, me lads
let your hearts never fail,
for the bonnie ship the diamond
goes a-fishing for the whale
along the quay at peterhead
the l-ssies stand around
wi’ their shawls all pulled about them
and the salt tears runnin’ down
oh don’t you weep, my bonnie l-ss,
though you be left behind
for the rose will grow on greenland’s ice
before we change our mind.
here’s a health to the resolution,
likewise the eliza swan
here’s a health to the battler of montrose
and the diamond ship of fame
we wear the trousers of the white
and the jackets of the blue
when we return to peterhead,
we’ll hae sweethearts enoo.
it’ll be bright both day and night
when the greenland lads come hame
wi’ a ship that’s fu’ o’ oil me lads
and money to our name
we’ll make the cradles for to rock
and the blankets for to tear
and every l-ss in peterhead
sing hushabye my dear!
Random Lyrics
- tom flannery - going through the motions lyrics
- tommy makem - you are always on my mind lyrics
- tom flannery - haymarket square lyrics
- tommy makem - that land i love so well lyrics
- tom flannery - christmas without you lyrics
- tommy makem - bread and fishes lyrics
- tom flannery - have you ever known anyone like teddy lyrics
- tommy makem - the whistling gypsy lyrics
- tom flannery - i ain't so sure anymore lyrics
- tommy makem - finnegan's wake lyrics