Heor are the words te tha legendary Geordie anthem...
Blaydon Races
Aw went to Blaydon Races, 'twas on the ninth of Joon,
Eiteen hundred an' sixty-two, on a summer's
efternoon;
Aw tyuk the 'bus frae Balmbra's, an' she wis heavy
laden,
Away we went alang Collingwood Street, that's on the
road to Blaydon.
(chorus)
Ah me lads, ye shud only seen us gannin',
We pass'd the foaks upon the road just as they wor
stannin';
Thor wes lots o' lads an' lasses there, all wi'
smiling faces,
Gawn alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon
Races.
We flew past Airmstrang's factory, and up to the
"Robin Adair",
Just gannin' doon te the railway bridge, the 'bus
wheel flew off there.
The lasses lost their crinolines off, an' the veils
that hide their faces,
An' aw got two black eyes an' a broken nose in gan
te Blaydon Races.
(chorus)
When we gat the wheel put on away we went agyen,
But them that had their noses broke they cam back
ower hyem;
Sum went to the Dispensary an' uthers to Doctor
Gibbs,
An' sum sought out the Infirmary to mend their
broken ribs.
(chorus)
Noo when we gat to Paradise thor wes bonny gam
begun;
Thor was fower-an-twenty on the 'bus, man, hoo they
danced an' sung;
They called on me to sing a sang, aw sung them
"Paddy Fagan",
Aw danced a jig an' swung my twig that day aw went
to Blaydon.
(chorus)
We flew across the Chain Bridge reet into Blaydon
toon,
The bellman he was callin' there, they call him
Jackie Brown;
Aw saw him talkin' to sum cheps, an' them he was
pursuadin'
To gan an' see Geordy Ridley's concert in the
Mechanics' Hall at Blaydon.
(chorus)
The rain it poor'd aw the day an' myed the groons
quite muddy,
Coffy Johnny had a white hat on - they war shootin'
"Whe stole the cuddy."
There wes spice stalls an' munkey shows an' aud
wives selling ciders,
An' a chep wiv a hapenny roond aboot, shootin' "Noo,
me boys, for riders."
(chorus)
Caal
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