The Bonnie Ship The Diamond Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

 THE DAmIAMOND IS A SEmHIP MY LADS

 FOR THE DAmAVIES STRAITS WE ARE EmBOUND

 THE QAmUAY IT IS ALL GEmARNISH-ED WITH BCONNIE LGASSIES RAmOUND

 CAPTAIN TAmHOMPSON GIVES THE EmORDER TO SAmAIL THE OCEAN WEmIDE

 FOR THE AmSUN THAT NEVER SEmETS MY LADS

 NOR DCARKNESS DGIMS THE SAmKY

 FOR ITS CAmHEER UP MY LADS LET YOUR HEARTS NEVER FAIL

 FOR THE BCONNIE SHIP THE DEmIAMOND GOES A HCUNTING GFOR A WAmHALE

 ALOAmNG THE QUAY AT PEmETERHEID THE LAmASSIES STAND AEmROON

AmPULLOVER PULLED AEmBOOT THEM AND THE SCALT-TEARS RGUNNIN AmDOON

 DAmONT YOU WEEP MY BEmONNIE WEE LASS THOUGH AmYOU BE LEFT BEHEmIND

 FOR THE RAmOSE WILL GROW ON GREmEENLANDS ICE

 BEFCORE WE CHGANGE OOR MAmINDS

HERES A HEALTH TAE THE RESOLUTION, LIKEWISE THE ELIZA SWAN

THREE CHEERS FOR THE BATTLER O MONTROSE

AND THE DIAMOND, SHIP OF FAME

WE WEAR THE TROOSERS O THE WHITE & THE JACKETS O THE BLUE

WHEN WE GET GET TAE PETERHEID, WELL HAE SWEETHEARTS ANEW

IT WILL BE BRIGHT BY DAY AND NIGHT

WHEN THE GREENLAND LADS COME HAME

OOR SHIP FILLED UP WI OIL MY LADS AND MONEY TAE OOR NAME

WELL MAKE THE CRADLES FOR TAE ROCK

AND THE BLANKETS FOR TAE TEAR

AND EVERY LASS IN PETERHEID SING HUSH-A-BYE, MY DEAR