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Thread #93791 Message #1809491
Posted By: Effsee
14-Aug-06 - 10:56 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Diamond Ship (from The Gaugers)
Subject: Lyr Add: THE DIAMOND SHIP (from The Gaugers)
Here are the lyrics posted to me from Tom.
The Bonnie ship the Diamond ship Goes fishin for the Whale We will leave oor sweethairts and oor wives A' stanin on the quay
Ah but dinna greet my bonnie lass Though ye are left behind For the rose will grow on Greenland's ice Afore I change my mind
Oh, provisions we've got plenty An we've liquor in great store An wi oor tarred dress we'll reach Strathness An we'll gar yon tavern roar
Aye an jovial be the day my lads Fan the Greenland men come hame For they are men of honour Belongin tae oor toon
An they'll gar the cradles for tae rock An the blankets for tae teer Aye an a yon quines in Aiberdeen Sing hish ye ba mi dear
Here's a health untae the Hercules The Diamond and her crew An tae a yon brave and bonnie lads Fa wear the jacket blue
And in his own words;- "this is a collation I put together (and tampered with) from Greig~Duncan variants, so it will not be found in this form anywhere else."