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BONNIE SHIP THE DIAMOND Capo 2nd (optional)

THE D^AmIAMOND IS A S^EmHIP MY LADS FOR THE D^AmAVIES STRAITS WE ARE ^EmBOUND THE Q^AmUAY IT IS ALL G^EmARNISH-ED WITH B^CONNIE L^GASSIES R^AmOUND CAPTAIN T^AmHOMPSON GIVES THE ^EmORDER TO S^AmAIL THE OCEAN W^EmIDE FOR THE ^AmSUN THAT NEVER S^EmETS MY LADS NOR D^CARKNESS D^GIMS THE S^AmKY

FOR ITS C^AmHEER UP MY LADS LET YOUR HEARTS NEVER FAIL FOR THE B^CONNIE SHIP THE D^EmIAMOND GOES A H^CUNTING ^GFOR A W^AmHALE

ALO^AmNG THE QUAY AT P^EmETERHEID THE L^AmASSIES STAND A^EmROON ^AmPULLOVER PULLED A^EmBOOT THEM AND THE S^CALT-TEARS R^GUNNIN ^AmDOON D^AmONT YOU WEEP MY B^EmONNIE WEE LASS THOUGH ^AmYOU BE LEFT BEH^EmIND FOR THE R^AmOSE WILL GROW ON GR^EmEENLANDS ICE BEF^CORE WE CH^GANGE OOR M^AmINDS

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 www.myspace.com/johncrookmusic

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