'Bout Lunnun aw'd heard ay sic wonderful spokes,That the streets were a cover'd wi' guineas:The houses sae fine, an' sic grandees the folks,Te them huz i' the North were but ninnies.But aw fand mawsel blonk'd when to Lunnun aw gat,The folks they a' luik'd wishey washey;For gowd ye may howk till ye're blind as a bat,For their streets are like wors—brave and blashy!'Bout Lunnun then divent ye myek sic a rout,There's nowse there maw winkers to dazzle:For a' the fine things ye are gobbin about,We can marra iv Canny Newcassel.A Cockney chep show'd me the Thames druvy fyace,Whilk he said was the pride o' the nation;And thowt at their shippin aw'd myek a haze-gaze;But aw whopt maw foot on his noration.Wi' huz, mun, three hundred ships sail iv a tide,We think nowse on't, aw'll myek accydavy;Ye're a gowk if ye din't knaw that the lads o' TynesideAre the Jacks that myek famish wor navy.'Bout Lunnun, &c.We went big St. Paul's and Westminster to see,And aw war'nt ye aw thought they luick'd pritty:And then we'd a keek at the Monument te;Whilk maw friend ca'd the Pearl o' the City.Wey hinny, says aw, we've a Shot Tower sae hee,That biv it ye might scraffle to heaven;And if on Saint Nicholas ye once cus an e'e,Ye'd crack on't as lang as ye're livin.'Bout Lunnun,&c.We trudg'd to St. James's, for there the King leaves,Aw war'nt ye a good stare we teuk on't;By my faicks! it's been built up by Adam's awn neaves,For it's and as the hills, by the luik on't.Shem bin ye! says aw, ye should keep the King douse,Aw speak it without ony malice:Aw own that wor Mayor rather wants a new house,But then—wor Infirm'ry's a palace.'Bout Lunnun, &c.Ah hinnies! out com the King, while we were there,His leuks seem'd to say, Bairns, be happy!Sae down o' my hunkers aw set up a blare,For God to preserve him frae Nappy:For Geordy aw'd dee—for my loyalty's trig,And aw own he's a good leuken mannie;But if wor Sir Matthew ye buss iv his wig,By gocks! he wad leuk just as canny.'Bout Lunnun, &c.Ah hinnies! about us the lasses did lowp,Thick as cur'ns in a spice singin hinnie;Some aud and some hardly fligg'd ower the dowp,But aw kend what they were by their whinnie:Ah! mannie, says aw, ye hev mony a tight girl,But aw'm tell'd they're oft het i' their tappin:Aw'd cuddle much rather a lass i' the Sworl,Than the dolls i' the Strand, or i' Wappin.'Bout Lunnun, &c.Wiv a' the stravaigin aw wanted a munch,An' maw thropple was ready to gizen;So we went tiv a yell-house, and there teuk a lunch,But the reck'ning, me saul, was a bizon.Wiv huz i' the North, when aw'm wairsh i' my way,(But t' knaw wor warm hearts ye yur-sel come)Aw lift the first latch, and baith man and dame say,'Cruick your hough, canny man, for ye're welcome!'Bout Lunnun,&c.A shilling aw thought at the Play-house aw'd ware,But aw jump'd there wiv heuk finger'd people;Me pockets gat ripe'd, an' heerd them na mairNor aw cou'd frae Saint Nicholas's steeple.Dang Lunnun! wor Play-house aw like just as weel,And wor play-folks aw's sure are as funny;A shillin's worth sarves me to laugh till aw squeel,Nae hallion there thrimmels maw money.'Bout Lunnun, &c.The loss o' the cotterels aw dinna regaird,For aw've gettin some white-heft at Lunnun;Aw've learn'd to prefer me awn canny calf-yaird;If ye catch me mair frae't ye'll be cunnun.Aw knaw that the cockneys crack rum-gum-shus chimesTo myek gam of wor bur and wor 'parel;But honest Blind Willey shall string this iv rhymes,And we'll sing'd for a Chrissenmas Carol.'Bout Lunnun, &c.
'Bout Lunnun aw'd heard ay sic wonderful spokes,That the streets were a cover'd wi' guineas:The houses sae fine, an' sic grandees the folks,Te them huz i' the North were but ninnies.But aw fand mawsel blonk'd when to Lunnun aw gat,The folks they a' luik'd wishey washey;For gowd ye may howk till ye're blind as a bat,For their streets are like wors—brave and blashy!
'Bout Lunnun then divent ye myek sic a rout,There's nowse there maw winkers to dazzle:For a' the fine things ye are gobbin about,We can marra iv Canny Newcassel.
A Cockney chep show'd me the Thames druvy fyace,Whilk he said was the pride o' the nation;And thowt at their shippin aw'd myek a haze-gaze;But aw whopt maw foot on his noration.Wi' huz, mun, three hundred ships sail iv a tide,We think nowse on't, aw'll myek accydavy;Ye're a gowk if ye din't knaw that the lads o' TynesideAre the Jacks that myek famish wor navy.'Bout Lunnun, &c.
We went big St. Paul's and Westminster to see,And aw war'nt ye aw thought they luick'd pritty:And then we'd a keek at the Monument te;Whilk maw friend ca'd the Pearl o' the City.Wey hinny, says aw, we've a Shot Tower sae hee,That biv it ye might scraffle to heaven;And if on Saint Nicholas ye once cus an e'e,Ye'd crack on't as lang as ye're livin.'Bout Lunnun,&c.
We trudg'd to St. James's, for there the King leaves,Aw war'nt ye a good stare we teuk on't;By my faicks! it's been built up by Adam's awn neaves,For it's and as the hills, by the luik on't.Shem bin ye! says aw, ye should keep the King douse,Aw speak it without ony malice:Aw own that wor Mayor rather wants a new house,But then—wor Infirm'ry's a palace.'Bout Lunnun, &c.
Ah hinnies! out com the King, while we were there,His leuks seem'd to say, Bairns, be happy!Sae down o' my hunkers aw set up a blare,For God to preserve him frae Nappy:For Geordy aw'd dee—for my loyalty's trig,And aw own he's a good leuken mannie;But if wor Sir Matthew ye buss iv his wig,By gocks! he wad leuk just as canny.'Bout Lunnun, &c.
Ah hinnies! about us the lasses did lowp,Thick as cur'ns in a spice singin hinnie;Some aud and some hardly fligg'd ower the dowp,But aw kend what they were by their whinnie:Ah! mannie, says aw, ye hev mony a tight girl,But aw'm tell'd they're oft het i' their tappin:Aw'd cuddle much rather a lass i' the Sworl,Than the dolls i' the Strand, or i' Wappin.'Bout Lunnun, &c.
Wiv a' the stravaigin aw wanted a munch,An' maw thropple was ready to gizen;So we went tiv a yell-house, and there teuk a lunch,But the reck'ning, me saul, was a bizon.Wiv huz i' the North, when aw'm wairsh i' my way,(But t' knaw wor warm hearts ye yur-sel come)Aw lift the first latch, and baith man and dame say,'Cruick your hough, canny man, for ye're welcome!'Bout Lunnun,&c.
A shilling aw thought at the Play-house aw'd ware,But aw jump'd there wiv heuk finger'd people;Me pockets gat ripe'd, an' heerd them na mairNor aw cou'd frae Saint Nicholas's steeple.Dang Lunnun! wor Play-house aw like just as weel,And wor play-folks aw's sure are as funny;A shillin's worth sarves me to laugh till aw squeel,Nae hallion there thrimmels maw money.'Bout Lunnun, &c.
The loss o' the cotterels aw dinna regaird,For aw've gettin some white-heft at Lunnun;Aw've learn'd to prefer me awn canny calf-yaird;If ye catch me mair frae't ye'll be cunnun.Aw knaw that the cockneys crack rum-gum-shus chimesTo myek gam of wor bur and wor 'parel;But honest Blind Willey shall string this iv rhymes,And we'll sing'd for a Chrissenmas Carol.'Bout Lunnun, &c.
On each market day, sir, the folks to the Quay, sir,Go flocking with beards they have seven days worn,And round the small grate, sir, in crowds they all wait, sir,To get themselves shav'd in a rotative turn.Old soldiers on sticks, sir, about politics, sir,Debate—till at length they quite heated are grown;Nay, nothing escapes, sir, untilMadam Scrape, sir,Cries, 'Gentlemen, who is the next to sit down?A medley this place is, of those that sell laces,With fine shirt-neck buttons, and good cabbage nets;Where match-men, at meeting, give each a kind greeting,And ask one another how trade with them sets;Join'd in withTom Hoggersand littleBob Nackers,Who wander the streets in their fuddling jills;And those folks with bags, sir, who buy up old rags, sir,That deal in fly-cages and paper wind mills.There pitmen, with baskets, and gay posey waistcoats,Discourse about nought but whe puts and hews best;There keelmen just landed, swear, May they be stranded,If they're not shav'd first, while their keel's at thefest!With face full of coal dust, would frighten one almost,Throw off hat and wig, while they usurp the chair;While others stand looking, and think it provoking,But, for the insult, to oppose them none dare.When under the chin, sir, she tucks the cloth in, sir,Their old quid they'll pop in the pea-jacket cuff;And while they are sitting, do nought but keep spitting,And looking around with an air fierce and bluff.Such tales as go round, sir, would surely confound, sir,And puzzle the prolific brain of the wise;But when she prepares, sir, to take off the hairs, sir,With lather she whitens them up to the eyes.No sooner the razor is laid on the face, sir,Than painful distortions take place on the brow;But if they complain, sir, they'll find it in vain, sir,She'll tell them, 'there's nought but whatPatiencecan do:'And as she scrapes round 'em, if she by chance wound 'em,They'll cry out, as tho' she'd bereav'd them of life,'Od smash your brains, woman! aw find the blood's comin,Aw'd rather been shav'd with an aud gully knife!'For all they can say, sir, she still rasps away, sir,And sweeps round their jaws the chop torturing tool;Till they in a pet, sir, request her to whet, sir;But she gives them for answer, 'Sit still, you pist fool!'For all their repining, their twisting and twining,She forward proceeds till she's mown off the hair;When finish'd, cries, 'There, sir!' then straight from the chair, sir,They'll jump, crying, 'Daresay you've scrap'd the bone bare!'
On each market day, sir, the folks to the Quay, sir,Go flocking with beards they have seven days worn,And round the small grate, sir, in crowds they all wait, sir,To get themselves shav'd in a rotative turn.Old soldiers on sticks, sir, about politics, sir,Debate—till at length they quite heated are grown;Nay, nothing escapes, sir, untilMadam Scrape, sir,Cries, 'Gentlemen, who is the next to sit down?
A medley this place is, of those that sell laces,With fine shirt-neck buttons, and good cabbage nets;Where match-men, at meeting, give each a kind greeting,And ask one another how trade with them sets;Join'd in withTom Hoggersand littleBob Nackers,Who wander the streets in their fuddling jills;And those folks with bags, sir, who buy up old rags, sir,That deal in fly-cages and paper wind mills.
There pitmen, with baskets, and gay posey waistcoats,Discourse about nought but whe puts and hews best;There keelmen just landed, swear, May they be stranded,If they're not shav'd first, while their keel's at thefest!With face full of coal dust, would frighten one almost,Throw off hat and wig, while they usurp the chair;While others stand looking, and think it provoking,But, for the insult, to oppose them none dare.
When under the chin, sir, she tucks the cloth in, sir,Their old quid they'll pop in the pea-jacket cuff;And while they are sitting, do nought but keep spitting,And looking around with an air fierce and bluff.Such tales as go round, sir, would surely confound, sir,And puzzle the prolific brain of the wise;But when she prepares, sir, to take off the hairs, sir,With lather she whitens them up to the eyes.
No sooner the razor is laid on the face, sir,Than painful distortions take place on the brow;But if they complain, sir, they'll find it in vain, sir,She'll tell them, 'there's nought but whatPatiencecan do:'And as she scrapes round 'em, if she by chance wound 'em,They'll cry out, as tho' she'd bereav'd them of life,'Od smash your brains, woman! aw find the blood's comin,Aw'd rather been shav'd with an aud gully knife!'
For all they can say, sir, she still rasps away, sir,And sweeps round their jaws the chop torturing tool;Till they in a pet, sir, request her to whet, sir;But she gives them for answer, 'Sit still, you pist fool!'For all their repining, their twisting and twining,She forward proceeds till she's mown off the hair;When finish'd, cries, 'There, sir!' then straight from the chair, sir,They'll jump, crying, 'Daresay you've scrap'd the bone bare!'
Or, Lizzie Mudie's Ghost.
Sum time since a Skipper was gawn iv his keel,His heart like a lion, his fyece like the Deil:He was steering hissel, as he'd oft duin before,When at au'd Lizzie Mudie's his keel ran ashore.Fal de ral la, &c.The skipper was vext when his keel ran ashore,So for Geordy and Pee Dee he loudly did roar:They lower'd the sail—but it a' waddent dee;Sae he click'd up a coal and maist fell'd the Pee Dee.Fal de ral, &c.In the midst of their trouble, not knawn what to do,A voice from the shore gravely cried out, 'Hoo Hoo!'How now, 'Mister Hoo Hoo! is thou myekin fun,Or is this the first keel that thou e'er saw agrun?'Fal de ral, &c.Agyen it cried 'Hoo! Hoo!' the skipper he stampt,And sung out for Geordy to heave out the plank:Iv a raving mad passion he curs'd and he swore,'Aw'll hoo-hoo thou, thou b—r, when aw cum ashore!'Fal de ral, &c.Wiv a coal in each hand, ashore then he went,To kill Mister Hoo-hoo it was his intent:But when he gat there, O what his surprize!When back he cam running—'O Geordy!' he cries.Fal de ral, &c.'Wey, whe dis thou think hes been myekin this gam?Aw'll lay thou my wallet thou'll not guess his nyem;'—'Is't the Ghost of au'd Lizzie?'—'O no no, thou fool, itIs nae ghost at all, but—an au'd Jenny Hoolet!'Fal de ral, &c.
Sum time since a Skipper was gawn iv his keel,His heart like a lion, his fyece like the Deil:He was steering hissel, as he'd oft duin before,When at au'd Lizzie Mudie's his keel ran ashore.Fal de ral la, &c.
The skipper was vext when his keel ran ashore,So for Geordy and Pee Dee he loudly did roar:They lower'd the sail—but it a' waddent dee;Sae he click'd up a coal and maist fell'd the Pee Dee.Fal de ral, &c.
In the midst of their trouble, not knawn what to do,A voice from the shore gravely cried out, 'Hoo Hoo!'How now, 'Mister Hoo Hoo! is thou myekin fun,Or is this the first keel that thou e'er saw agrun?'Fal de ral, &c.
Agyen it cried 'Hoo! Hoo!' the skipper he stampt,And sung out for Geordy to heave out the plank:Iv a raving mad passion he curs'd and he swore,'Aw'll hoo-hoo thou, thou b—r, when aw cum ashore!'Fal de ral, &c.
Wiv a coal in each hand, ashore then he went,To kill Mister Hoo-hoo it was his intent:But when he gat there, O what his surprize!When back he cam running—'O Geordy!' he cries.Fal de ral, &c.
'Wey, whe dis thou think hes been myekin this gam?Aw'll lay thou my wallet thou'll not guess his nyem;'—'Is't the Ghost of au'd Lizzie?'—'O no no, thou fool, itIs nae ghost at all, but—an au'd Jenny Hoolet!'Fal de ral, &c.
Some time since a Pitman was tyen very bad,So caw'd his wife Mall te the side of his bed;'Thou mun run for a doctor, the forst can be fund,For maw belly's a' wrang, an' aw'm varry fast bund.''Wey, man, thou's a fuil, aw ken thou's fast boon,Wi' thy last bindin munny thou bowt this new goon:Nae doctor can lowse thou one morsel or crum,For thou's bun te Tyne Main for this ten month te cum.''Aw divent mean that—maw belly's sae sair;Run fast or aw'll dee lang afore ye get there!'So away Mally ran to their awn doctor's shop;'Gie me somethin for Tom, for his belly's stopt up.'A glister she gat—and nae langer she'd wait,But straight she ran hyem, an' gat out a clean plate:'Oh Tommy! maw Tom! ony haud up thy heed!Here's somethin 'ill mend thou, suppose thou was deed.Thou mun eat up that haggish, but sup the thin forst;Aw's freeten'd that stopple it will be the worst,'—'Oh, Mally! thou'll puzzen poor Tom altogether,If aw drink aw the thin, an' then eat up the blether.'He manag'd it a' wiv a great deal to do;'Oh, Mally! oh, Mally! thou's puzzen'd me now!'But she tuik nae notice of poor Tommy's pain,But straight she ran off te the doctor's again.'O doctor! maw hinny! Tom's tyen'd a' thegether,He supp'd up the thin, then he eat up the blether:The blether was tuif, it myest stuck in his thropple;If he haddent bad teeth he wad eaten the stopple.''Oh, woman! you have been in too great a hurry,Stead of mending your husband, you'll have him to bury:Stead of making him better, you've sure made him warse,For you've put in his mouth what should gone up his a—e.'
Some time since a Pitman was tyen very bad,So caw'd his wife Mall te the side of his bed;'Thou mun run for a doctor, the forst can be fund,For maw belly's a' wrang, an' aw'm varry fast bund.'
'Wey, man, thou's a fuil, aw ken thou's fast boon,Wi' thy last bindin munny thou bowt this new goon:Nae doctor can lowse thou one morsel or crum,For thou's bun te Tyne Main for this ten month te cum.'
'Aw divent mean that—maw belly's sae sair;Run fast or aw'll dee lang afore ye get there!'So away Mally ran to their awn doctor's shop;'Gie me somethin for Tom, for his belly's stopt up.'
A glister she gat—and nae langer she'd wait,But straight she ran hyem, an' gat out a clean plate:'Oh Tommy! maw Tom! ony haud up thy heed!Here's somethin 'ill mend thou, suppose thou was deed.
Thou mun eat up that haggish, but sup the thin forst;Aw's freeten'd that stopple it will be the worst,'—'Oh, Mally! thou'll puzzen poor Tom altogether,If aw drink aw the thin, an' then eat up the blether.'
He manag'd it a' wiv a great deal to do;'Oh, Mally! oh, Mally! thou's puzzen'd me now!'But she tuik nae notice of poor Tommy's pain,But straight she ran off te the doctor's again.
'O doctor! maw hinny! Tom's tyen'd a' thegether,He supp'd up the thin, then he eat up the blether:The blether was tuif, it myest stuck in his thropple;If he haddent bad teeth he wad eaten the stopple.'
'Oh, woman! you have been in too great a hurry,Stead of mending your husband, you'll have him to bury:Stead of making him better, you've sure made him warse,For you've put in his mouth what should gone up his a—e.'
Oh, hae ye heard the wond'rous news?To hear me sang ye'll not refuse,Since the new Steam Packet's ta'en a cruise,An' bore away for Sunderland.The folks cam flocking ower the keels,Betwixt Newcassel Key and Sheels,Before she ply'd her powerful wheels,To work their way to Sunderland.The sky was clear, the day was fine,Their dress an' luggage all in stile;An' they thought to cut a wond'rous shine,When they got safe to Sunderland.Now when they to the Pier drew nigh,The guns did fire and streamers fly;In a moment all was hue and cry,Amang the folks at Sunderland.There was male and female lean an' fat,An' some wi' whiskers like a cat;But a Barber's 'water-proof silk hat'Was thought the tip at Sunderland.In pleasures sweet they spent the day,The short-liv'd moments wing'd away;When they must haste without delay,To quit the port of Sunderland.As on the ocean wide they drew,A strong North wind against them blew,And the billows dash'd the windows through:A woeful trip to Sunderland.Such howlin, screamin rend the sky,All in confusion they did lie,With pain and sickness like to die,They wish'd they'd ne'er seen Sunderland.A lady lay beside the door,Said she had been at sea before,Where foaming billows loud did roar,But ne'er had been at Sunderland.She soon amongst the heap was thrown,While here and there they sat alone:Poor Puff had passage up and down,But none could get from Sunderland.Some in a corner humm'd their prayers,While others choak'd the cabin stairs;And bloody noses, unawares,Were got in sight of Sunderland.In vain they strove now to proceed,So back again they came with speed;But the passengers were all nigh deed,When they got back to Sunderland.Now their dresses fine look'd worse than rags,While each a safe conveyance begs,And many had to use their legs,To travel home from Sunderland.By this affair your reason guide,When on the seas you'd wish to ride,Choose a good strong ship with wind and tide;And so good bye to Sunderland.
Oh, hae ye heard the wond'rous news?To hear me sang ye'll not refuse,Since the new Steam Packet's ta'en a cruise,An' bore away for Sunderland.
The folks cam flocking ower the keels,Betwixt Newcassel Key and Sheels,Before she ply'd her powerful wheels,To work their way to Sunderland.
The sky was clear, the day was fine,Their dress an' luggage all in stile;An' they thought to cut a wond'rous shine,When they got safe to Sunderland.
Now when they to the Pier drew nigh,The guns did fire and streamers fly;In a moment all was hue and cry,Amang the folks at Sunderland.
There was male and female lean an' fat,An' some wi' whiskers like a cat;But a Barber's 'water-proof silk hat'Was thought the tip at Sunderland.
In pleasures sweet they spent the day,The short-liv'd moments wing'd away;When they must haste without delay,To quit the port of Sunderland.
As on the ocean wide they drew,A strong North wind against them blew,And the billows dash'd the windows through:A woeful trip to Sunderland.
Such howlin, screamin rend the sky,All in confusion they did lie,With pain and sickness like to die,They wish'd they'd ne'er seen Sunderland.
A lady lay beside the door,Said she had been at sea before,Where foaming billows loud did roar,But ne'er had been at Sunderland.
She soon amongst the heap was thrown,While here and there they sat alone:Poor Puff had passage up and down,But none could get from Sunderland.
Some in a corner humm'd their prayers,While others choak'd the cabin stairs;And bloody noses, unawares,Were got in sight of Sunderland.
In vain they strove now to proceed,So back again they came with speed;But the passengers were all nigh deed,When they got back to Sunderland.
Now their dresses fine look'd worse than rags,While each a safe conveyance begs,And many had to use their legs,To travel home from Sunderland.
By this affair your reason guide,When on the seas you'd wish to ride,Choose a good strong ship with wind and tide;And so good bye to Sunderland.
The cavers biv the chimlay reek,Begox! its all a horney;For thro' the world aw thowt to keek,Yen day when aw was corney:Sae, wiv some varry canny chiels,All on the hop and murry,Aw thowt aw'd myek a voyge to Shiels,Iv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.Ye niver see'd the church sae scrudg'd,As we were there thegither;An' gentle, simple, throughways rudg'd,Like burdies of a feather:Blind Willie, a' wor joys to croon,Struck up a hey down derry,An' crouse we left wor canny toon,Iv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.As we push'd off, loak! a' the KeyTo me seem'd shuggy-shooin;An' tho' aw'd niver been at sea,Aw stuid her like a new-on.An' when the Malls began their reels,Aw kick'd maw heels reet murry;For faix! aw lik'd the voyage to Shiels,Iv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.Quick went wor heels, quick went the oars,An' where me eyes wur cassin,It seem'd as if the bizzy shoreCheer'd canny Tyne i' passin.What! hes Newcassel now nae end?Thinks aw it's wond'rous vurry;Aw thowt I'd like me life to spendIv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.Tyneside seem'd clad wiv bonny ha's,An' furnaces sae dunny;Wey this mun be what Bible ca's,'The land of milk and honey!'If a' thor things belang'd tiv me,Aw'd myek the poor reet murry,An' gar each heart to sing wiv glee,Iv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.Then on we went, as nice as ouse,Till nenst au'd Lizzy Moody's;A whirlwind cam an' myed a' souse,Like heaps o' babby boodies.The heykin myed me vurry wauf,Me heed turn'd duzzy, vurry;Me leuks, aw'm shure, wad spyen'd a cauf,Iv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.For hyem and bairns, an' maw wife Nan,Aw yool'd out like a lubbart;An' when aw thought we a' shud ganTo Davy Jones's cubbart,The wind bee-baw'd, aw whish'd me squeels,An' yence mair aw was murry,For seun we gat a seet o' Shiels,Frev Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.Wor Geordies now we thrimmel'd out,An' tread a' Shiels sae dinny;Maw faix! it seems a canny sprout,As big maist as its minny:Aw smack'd thir yell, aw climb'd thir bree,The seet was wond'rous, vurry;Aw lowp'd sic gallant ships to see,Biv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.To Tynemouth then aw thowt aw'd trudge,To see the folks a' duckin;Loak! men an' wives together pludg'd,While hundreds stuid by leukin.Amang the rest aw cowp'd me creels,Eh, gox! 'twas funny, vurry:An' so aw end me voyage to Shiels,Iv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.
The cavers biv the chimlay reek,Begox! its all a horney;For thro' the world aw thowt to keek,Yen day when aw was corney:Sae, wiv some varry canny chiels,All on the hop and murry,Aw thowt aw'd myek a voyge to Shiels,Iv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.
Ye niver see'd the church sae scrudg'd,As we were there thegither;An' gentle, simple, throughways rudg'd,Like burdies of a feather:Blind Willie, a' wor joys to croon,Struck up a hey down derry,An' crouse we left wor canny toon,Iv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.
As we push'd off, loak! a' the KeyTo me seem'd shuggy-shooin;An' tho' aw'd niver been at sea,Aw stuid her like a new-on.An' when the Malls began their reels,Aw kick'd maw heels reet murry;For faix! aw lik'd the voyage to Shiels,Iv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.
Quick went wor heels, quick went the oars,An' where me eyes wur cassin,It seem'd as if the bizzy shoreCheer'd canny Tyne i' passin.What! hes Newcassel now nae end?Thinks aw it's wond'rous vurry;Aw thowt I'd like me life to spendIv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.
Tyneside seem'd clad wiv bonny ha's,An' furnaces sae dunny;Wey this mun be what Bible ca's,'The land of milk and honey!'If a' thor things belang'd tiv me,Aw'd myek the poor reet murry,An' gar each heart to sing wiv glee,Iv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.
Then on we went, as nice as ouse,Till nenst au'd Lizzy Moody's;A whirlwind cam an' myed a' souse,Like heaps o' babby boodies.The heykin myed me vurry wauf,Me heed turn'd duzzy, vurry;Me leuks, aw'm shure, wad spyen'd a cauf,Iv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.
For hyem and bairns, an' maw wife Nan,Aw yool'd out like a lubbart;An' when aw thought we a' shud ganTo Davy Jones's cubbart,The wind bee-baw'd, aw whish'd me squeels,An' yence mair aw was murry,For seun we gat a seet o' Shiels,Frev Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.
Wor Geordies now we thrimmel'd out,An' tread a' Shiels sae dinny;Maw faix! it seems a canny sprout,As big maist as its minny:Aw smack'd thir yell, aw climb'd thir bree,The seet was wond'rous, vurry;Aw lowp'd sic gallant ships to see,Biv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.
To Tynemouth then aw thowt aw'd trudge,To see the folks a' duckin;Loak! men an' wives together pludg'd,While hundreds stuid by leukin.Amang the rest aw cowp'd me creels,Eh, gox! 'twas funny, vurry:An' so aw end me voyage to Shiels,Iv Jemmy Joneson's Whurry.
Neighbours, I'm come for to tell ye,Our Skipper and Mall's to be wed;And if it be true what they're saying,Egad we'll be all rarely fed!They've brought home a shoulder of mutton,Besides two thumping fat geese,And when at the fire they're roasting,We're all to have sops in the greese.Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.And there will be pies and spice dumplings,And there will be bacon and peas;Besides a great lump of beef boiled,And they may get crowdies who please;To eat of such good things as these are,I'm shure you've but seldom the luck;Besides for to make us some pottage,There'll be a sheep's head and pluck.Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.Of sausages there will be plenty,Black puddings, sheep fat, and neats' tripes;Besides, for to warm all your noses,Great store of tobacco and pipes.A room, they say, there is providedFor us at 'The Old Jacob's Well;'The bridegroom he went there this morning,And spoke for a barrel o' yell.Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.There's sure to be those things I've mention'd,And many things else; and I learn,There's white bread and butter and sugar,To please every bonny young bairn.Of each dish and glass you'll be welcomeTo eat and to drink till you stare;I've told you what meat's to be at it,I'll next tell you who's to be there.Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.Why there will be Peter the hangman,Who flogs the folks at the cart-tail,Au'd Bob, with his new sark and ruffle,Made out of an au'd keel sail!And Tib on the Quay who sells oysters,Whose mother oft strove to persuadeHer to keep from the lads, but she wouldn't,Until she got by them betray'd.Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.And there will be Sandy the cobbler,Whose belly's as round as a keg,And Doll, with her short petticoats,To display her white stockings and leg;And Sall, who, when snug in a corner,A sixpence, they say, won't refuse;She curs'd when her father was drown'd,Because he had on his new shoes.Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.And there will be Sam the quack doctor,Of skill and profession he'll crack;And Jack who would fain be a soldier,But for a great hump on his back;And Tom in the streets, for his living,Who grinds razors, scissors, and knives;And two or three merry old women,That call "Mugs and doublers, wives!"Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.But neighbours, I'd almost forgot,For to tell ye—exactly at one,The dinner will be on the table,The music will play till it's done:When you'll be all heartily welcome,Of this merry feast for to share;But if you won't come at this bidding,Why then you may stay where you are.Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.
Neighbours, I'm come for to tell ye,Our Skipper and Mall's to be wed;And if it be true what they're saying,Egad we'll be all rarely fed!They've brought home a shoulder of mutton,Besides two thumping fat geese,And when at the fire they're roasting,We're all to have sops in the greese.Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.
And there will be pies and spice dumplings,And there will be bacon and peas;Besides a great lump of beef boiled,And they may get crowdies who please;To eat of such good things as these are,I'm shure you've but seldom the luck;Besides for to make us some pottage,There'll be a sheep's head and pluck.Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.
Of sausages there will be plenty,Black puddings, sheep fat, and neats' tripes;Besides, for to warm all your noses,Great store of tobacco and pipes.A room, they say, there is providedFor us at 'The Old Jacob's Well;'The bridegroom he went there this morning,And spoke for a barrel o' yell.Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.
There's sure to be those things I've mention'd,And many things else; and I learn,There's white bread and butter and sugar,To please every bonny young bairn.Of each dish and glass you'll be welcomeTo eat and to drink till you stare;I've told you what meat's to be at it,I'll next tell you who's to be there.Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.
Why there will be Peter the hangman,Who flogs the folks at the cart-tail,Au'd Bob, with his new sark and ruffle,Made out of an au'd keel sail!And Tib on the Quay who sells oysters,Whose mother oft strove to persuadeHer to keep from the lads, but she wouldn't,Until she got by them betray'd.Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.
And there will be Sandy the cobbler,Whose belly's as round as a keg,And Doll, with her short petticoats,To display her white stockings and leg;And Sall, who, when snug in a corner,A sixpence, they say, won't refuse;She curs'd when her father was drown'd,Because he had on his new shoes.Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.
And there will be Sam the quack doctor,Of skill and profession he'll crack;And Jack who would fain be a soldier,But for a great hump on his back;And Tom in the streets, for his living,Who grinds razors, scissors, and knives;And two or three merry old women,That call "Mugs and doublers, wives!"Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.
But neighbours, I'd almost forgot,For to tell ye—exactly at one,The dinner will be on the table,The music will play till it's done:When you'll be all heartily welcome,Of this merry feast for to share;But if you won't come at this bidding,Why then you may stay where you are.Blind Willy's to play on the fiddle.
Frae Team-Gut to Whitley, wi' coals black and brown,For the Amphitrite loaded, the keel had gyen down;But the bullies ower neet gat their gobs sae oft wet,That the nyem of the ship yen and a' did forget.For to find out the nyem each bother'd his chops,And claw'd at his rump fit to murder the lops,—When the Skipper, wha's guts was beginning to gripe,Said the paw hoggish luggish was caw'd Empty Kyte.Frae the Gut to the Point a' the time driving slow,The bullies kept blairing, 'The Empty Kyte, ho!'But their blairing was vain, for nae Empty Kyte there,Tho' they blair'd till their kytes were byeth empty & sair.Now au'd Slavers, the Skipper, harangu'd a' his men,Twee mun gan to Newcassel to ax the reet nyem;But thinking the young one to blame in the matter,Pee Dee and his Marrow was pack'd 'cross the watter.Up Shields Road as they trudg'd, wi' their half worn out soals,Oft b——r—g the Empty Kyte, Skipper, and coals,At the sign of the Coach they byeth call'd, it befel,To moan their hard fates, and to swattle some yell.Here a buck at a surloin hard eating was seen,And he said that the air myed his appetite keen;—'Appetite!' cried the bullies, like pole-cats they star'd,Wide gaping wi' wonder, when loud Cuddy blair'd,'The Appetite! Geordy, smash! nobbet hear that,The b——r—g outlandish, cull nyem we forgat;Bless the Dandy! for had he not tell'd us the nyem,We might trudg'd to Newcassel byeth weary and lyem.'Now to Shields back they scamp, & straight frae the keelRoar'd 'The Appetite, ho!' 'neugh to freighten the deil;Now they seun fund the ship, cast their coals in a swet,Still praising the Dandy that day they had met.Now into the huddock, weel tir'd, they a' gat,And of Appetite, Empty Kyte, lang they did chat;When the Skipper fund out, mair wise than a king,If not the same nyem, they were much the same thing.
Frae Team-Gut to Whitley, wi' coals black and brown,For the Amphitrite loaded, the keel had gyen down;But the bullies ower neet gat their gobs sae oft wet,That the nyem of the ship yen and a' did forget.
For to find out the nyem each bother'd his chops,And claw'd at his rump fit to murder the lops,—When the Skipper, wha's guts was beginning to gripe,Said the paw hoggish luggish was caw'd Empty Kyte.
Frae the Gut to the Point a' the time driving slow,The bullies kept blairing, 'The Empty Kyte, ho!'But their blairing was vain, for nae Empty Kyte there,Tho' they blair'd till their kytes were byeth empty & sair.
Now au'd Slavers, the Skipper, harangu'd a' his men,Twee mun gan to Newcassel to ax the reet nyem;But thinking the young one to blame in the matter,Pee Dee and his Marrow was pack'd 'cross the watter.
Up Shields Road as they trudg'd, wi' their half worn out soals,Oft b——r—g the Empty Kyte, Skipper, and coals,At the sign of the Coach they byeth call'd, it befel,To moan their hard fates, and to swattle some yell.
Here a buck at a surloin hard eating was seen,And he said that the air myed his appetite keen;—'Appetite!' cried the bullies, like pole-cats they star'd,Wide gaping wi' wonder, when loud Cuddy blair'd,
'The Appetite! Geordy, smash! nobbet hear that,The b——r—g outlandish, cull nyem we forgat;Bless the Dandy! for had he not tell'd us the nyem,We might trudg'd to Newcassel byeth weary and lyem.'
Now to Shields back they scamp, & straight frae the keelRoar'd 'The Appetite, ho!' 'neugh to freighten the deil;Now they seun fund the ship, cast their coals in a swet,Still praising the Dandy that day they had met.
Now into the huddock, weel tir'd, they a' gat,And of Appetite, Empty Kyte, lang they did chat;When the Skipper fund out, mair wise than a king,If not the same nyem, they were much the same thing.
The Jailor, for trial, had brought up a thief,Whose looks seem'd a passport for Botany Bay;The lawyers, some with and some wanting a brief,Around the green table were seated so gay:Grave jurors and witnesses, waiting a call:Attornies and clients, more angry than wise,With strangers and town's-people, throng'd the Guild-hall,All waiting gaping to see my Lord 'Size.Oft stretch'd were their necks, oft erected their ears,Still fancying they heard of the trumpets the sound,When tidings arriv'd, which dissolv'd them in tears,That my Lord at the dead-house was then lying drown'd!Straight lefttete a tetewere the jailor and thief;The horror-struck crowd to the dead-house quick hies;Ev'n the lawyers, forgetful of fee and of brief,Set off, helter-skelter, to view my Lord 'Size.And now the Sandhill with the sad tidings rings,And the tubs of the taties are left to take care;Fish-women desert their crabs, lobsters, and lings,And each to the dead-house now runs like a hare.The glassmen, some naked, some clad, heard the news,And off they ran smoking, like hot mutton-pies;Whilst Castle-garth Tailors, like wild Kangaroos,Came tail-on-end jumping, to see my Lord 'Size.The dead-house they reach'd, where his Lordship they found,Pale, stretch'd on a plank, like themselves out of breath;The Coroner and Jury were seated around,Most gravely enquiring the cause of his death.No haste did they seem in, their task to complete,Aware that from hurry mistakes often rise;Or wishful, perhaps, of prolonging the treatOf thus sitting in judgment upon my Lord 'Size.Now the Mansion-house Butler thus gravely depos'd:—'My Lord on the terrace seem'd studying his charge;And when (as I thought) he had got it compos'd,He went down the stairs and examin'd the barge.First the stem he survey'd, then inspected the stern,Then handled the tiller, and look'd mighty wise;But he made a false step when about to return,And souse in the water straight tumbled Lord 'Size.'Now his narrative ended—the Butler retir'd.Whilst Betty Watt mutt'ring (half drunk) thro' her teeth,Declar'd, 'In her breest greet consarn it inspir'd,That my Lord should sae cullishly come by his deeth.'Next a keelman was call'd on, Bold Archy his name,Who the book as he kiss d shew'd the whites of his eyes,Then he cut an odd caper, attention to claim,And this evidence gave them respecting Lord 'Size:—'Aw was setting the keel, wi' Dick Stavers and Matt,An' the Mansion-house stairs we were just alangside,When we a' three see'd somethin, but didn't ken what,That was splashing and labbering about i' the tide.It's a fluiker, ki Dick; No, ki Matt, it's owre big,It luik'd mair like a skyet when aw furst seed it rise:Kiv aw—for aw'd gettin a gliff o' the wig—Ods marcy! wey, marrows, becrike, it's Lord 'Size!Sae aw huik'd him, and haul'd him suin into the keel,And o' top o' the huddock aw rowl d him aboot;An' his belly aw rubb'd, an' a skelp'd his back weel,But the water he'd drucken it wadn't run oot.Sae I brought him ashore here, an' doctors, in vain,Furst this way, then that, to recover him tries;For ye see there he's lying as deed as a stane,An' that's a' aw can tell ye about my Lord 'Size.'Now the Jury for close consultation retir'd:Some 'Death Accidental' were willing to find;Some 'God's Visitation' most eager requir'd,And some were for 'Fell in the River' inclin'd:But ere on their verdict they all were agreed,My Lord gave a groan, and wide open'd his eyes;Then the coach & the trumpeters came with great speed,And back to the Mansion-house carried Lord 'Size.
The Jailor, for trial, had brought up a thief,Whose looks seem'd a passport for Botany Bay;The lawyers, some with and some wanting a brief,Around the green table were seated so gay:Grave jurors and witnesses, waiting a call:Attornies and clients, more angry than wise,With strangers and town's-people, throng'd the Guild-hall,All waiting gaping to see my Lord 'Size.
Oft stretch'd were their necks, oft erected their ears,Still fancying they heard of the trumpets the sound,When tidings arriv'd, which dissolv'd them in tears,That my Lord at the dead-house was then lying drown'd!Straight lefttete a tetewere the jailor and thief;The horror-struck crowd to the dead-house quick hies;Ev'n the lawyers, forgetful of fee and of brief,Set off, helter-skelter, to view my Lord 'Size.
And now the Sandhill with the sad tidings rings,And the tubs of the taties are left to take care;Fish-women desert their crabs, lobsters, and lings,And each to the dead-house now runs like a hare.The glassmen, some naked, some clad, heard the news,And off they ran smoking, like hot mutton-pies;Whilst Castle-garth Tailors, like wild Kangaroos,Came tail-on-end jumping, to see my Lord 'Size.
The dead-house they reach'd, where his Lordship they found,Pale, stretch'd on a plank, like themselves out of breath;The Coroner and Jury were seated around,Most gravely enquiring the cause of his death.No haste did they seem in, their task to complete,Aware that from hurry mistakes often rise;Or wishful, perhaps, of prolonging the treatOf thus sitting in judgment upon my Lord 'Size.
Now the Mansion-house Butler thus gravely depos'd:—'My Lord on the terrace seem'd studying his charge;And when (as I thought) he had got it compos'd,He went down the stairs and examin'd the barge.First the stem he survey'd, then inspected the stern,Then handled the tiller, and look'd mighty wise;But he made a false step when about to return,And souse in the water straight tumbled Lord 'Size.'
Now his narrative ended—the Butler retir'd.Whilst Betty Watt mutt'ring (half drunk) thro' her teeth,Declar'd, 'In her breest greet consarn it inspir'd,That my Lord should sae cullishly come by his deeth.'Next a keelman was call'd on, Bold Archy his name,Who the book as he kiss d shew'd the whites of his eyes,Then he cut an odd caper, attention to claim,And this evidence gave them respecting Lord 'Size:—
'Aw was setting the keel, wi' Dick Stavers and Matt,An' the Mansion-house stairs we were just alangside,When we a' three see'd somethin, but didn't ken what,That was splashing and labbering about i' the tide.It's a fluiker, ki Dick; No, ki Matt, it's owre big,It luik'd mair like a skyet when aw furst seed it rise:Kiv aw—for aw'd gettin a gliff o' the wig—Ods marcy! wey, marrows, becrike, it's Lord 'Size!
Sae aw huik'd him, and haul'd him suin into the keel,And o' top o' the huddock aw rowl d him aboot;An' his belly aw rubb'd, an' a skelp'd his back weel,But the water he'd drucken it wadn't run oot.Sae I brought him ashore here, an' doctors, in vain,Furst this way, then that, to recover him tries;For ye see there he's lying as deed as a stane,An' that's a' aw can tell ye about my Lord 'Size.'
Now the Jury for close consultation retir'd:Some 'Death Accidental' were willing to find;Some 'God's Visitation' most eager requir'd,And some were for 'Fell in the River' inclin'd:But ere on their verdict they all were agreed,My Lord gave a groan, and wide open'd his eyes;Then the coach & the trumpeters came with great speed,And back to the Mansion-house carried Lord 'Size.
In a town near Newcassel a Pitman did dwell,Wiv his wife nyemed Peg, a Tom Cat, and himsel;A dog, called Cappy, he doated upon,Because he was left him by great uncle Tom:Weel bred Cappy, famous au'd Cappy,Cappy's the dog, Tallio, Tallio.His tail pitcher-handled, his colour jet black,Just a foot and a half was the length of his back;His legs seven inches frev shoulders to paws,And his lugs, like two dockins, hung owre his jaws:Weel bred Cappy, &c.For huntin of varmin reet cliver was he,And the house frev a' robbers his bark wad keep free:Could byeth fetch and carry; could sit on a stuil;Or, when frisky, wad hunt water-rats in a puil.Weel bred Cappy, &c.As Ralphy to market one morn did repair,In his hat-band a pipe, and weel kyem'd was his hair,Owre his arm hung a basket—thus onward he speels,And enter'd Newcassel wi' Cap at his heels:Weel bred Cappy, &c.He hadn't got further than foot of the Side,Before he fell in with the dog-killing tribe:When a highwayman fellow slipp'd round in a crack,And a thump o' the skull laid him flat on his back:Down went Cappy, &c.Now Ralphyextonish'd, Cap's fate did repine,While it's eyes like twee little pearl buttons did shine:He then spat on his hands, in a fury he grew,Cries "Gad smash! but awse hev settisfaction o' thou,For knocking down Cappy," &c.Then this grim-luiken fellow his bludgeon he rais'd,When Ralphy ey'd Cappy, and then stood amaz'd:But, fearing beside him he might be laid down,Threw him into the basket and bang'd out o' town:Away went Cappy, &c.He breethless gat hyem, and when liften the sneck,His wife exclaim'd 'Ralphy! thou's suin getten back:'Getten back!' replied Ralphy, 'I wish I'd ne'er gyen,In Newcassel they're fellin dogs, lasses, and men;They've knock'd down Cappy, &c.If aw gan to Newcassel, when comes wor pay week,Aw'll ken him agyen by the patch on his cheek:Or if ever he enters wor toon wiv his stick,We'll thump him about till he's black as au'd Nick,'For killin au'd Cappy, &c.Wiv tears in her een Peggy heard his sad tale,And Ralph, wiv confusion and terror grew pale:While Cappy's transactions with grief they talk'd o'er,He crap out o' the basket quite brisk on the floor;Weel duin Cappy! &c.
In a town near Newcassel a Pitman did dwell,Wiv his wife nyemed Peg, a Tom Cat, and himsel;A dog, called Cappy, he doated upon,Because he was left him by great uncle Tom:
Weel bred Cappy, famous au'd Cappy,Cappy's the dog, Tallio, Tallio.
His tail pitcher-handled, his colour jet black,Just a foot and a half was the length of his back;His legs seven inches frev shoulders to paws,And his lugs, like two dockins, hung owre his jaws:Weel bred Cappy, &c.
For huntin of varmin reet cliver was he,And the house frev a' robbers his bark wad keep free:Could byeth fetch and carry; could sit on a stuil;Or, when frisky, wad hunt water-rats in a puil.Weel bred Cappy, &c.
As Ralphy to market one morn did repair,In his hat-band a pipe, and weel kyem'd was his hair,Owre his arm hung a basket—thus onward he speels,And enter'd Newcassel wi' Cap at his heels:Weel bred Cappy, &c.
He hadn't got further than foot of the Side,Before he fell in with the dog-killing tribe:When a highwayman fellow slipp'd round in a crack,And a thump o' the skull laid him flat on his back:Down went Cappy, &c.
Now Ralphyextonish'd, Cap's fate did repine,While it's eyes like twee little pearl buttons did shine:He then spat on his hands, in a fury he grew,Cries "Gad smash! but awse hev settisfaction o' thou,For knocking down Cappy," &c.
Then this grim-luiken fellow his bludgeon he rais'd,When Ralphy ey'd Cappy, and then stood amaz'd:But, fearing beside him he might be laid down,Threw him into the basket and bang'd out o' town:Away went Cappy, &c.
He breethless gat hyem, and when liften the sneck,His wife exclaim'd 'Ralphy! thou's suin getten back:'Getten back!' replied Ralphy, 'I wish I'd ne'er gyen,In Newcassel they're fellin dogs, lasses, and men;They've knock'd down Cappy, &c.
If aw gan to Newcassel, when comes wor pay week,Aw'll ken him agyen by the patch on his cheek:Or if ever he enters wor toon wiv his stick,We'll thump him about till he's black as au'd Nick,'For killin au'd Cappy, &c.
Wiv tears in her een Peggy heard his sad tale,And Ralph, wiv confusion and terror grew pale:While Cappy's transactions with grief they talk'd o'er,He crap out o' the basket quite brisk on the floor;Weel duin Cappy! &c.
Quite soft blew the wind from the west,The sun faintly shone in the sky,When Lukey and Bessy sat courting,As walking I chanc'd to espy.Unheeded I stole close beside them,To hear their discourse was my plan;I listen'd each word they were saying,When Lukey his courtship began.Last hoppen thou won up my fancy,Wi' thy fine silken jacket o' blue;An' smash! if their Newcassel lyediesCould marrow the curls o' thy brow.That day aw whiles danc'd wi' lang Nancy,She couldn't like thou lift her heel:Maw Grandy lik'd spice singing hinnies,Maw comely! aw like thou as weel.Thou knaws, ever since we were little,Together we've rang'd through the woods;At neets hand in hand toddled hyem,Very oft wi' howl kites and torn duds:But now we can talk about mairage,An' lang sair for wor weddin day;When mairied thou's keep a bit shop,And sell things in a huikstery way.And to get us a canny bit leevin,A' kinds o' fine sweetmeats we'll sell,Reed herrin, broon syep, and mint candy,Black pepper, dye sand, and sma' yell;Spice hunters, pick shafts, farden candles,Wax dollies, wi' reed leather shoes,Chalk pussy-cats, fine curly greens,Paper skyets, penny pies, an' huil-doos.Aws help thou to tie up the shuggar,At neets when frae wark aw get lowse;And wor Dick, that leeves ower by High Whickham,He'll myek us broom buzzoms for nowse.Like an image thou's stand ower the counter,Wi' thy fine muslin cambricker goon;And to let the folks see thou's a lyedy,On a cuddy thou's ride to the toon.There's be matches, pipe clay, and brown dishes,Canary seeds, raisins, and fegs;And to please the pit laddies at Easter,A dish full o' gilty paste-eggs.Wor neybors, that's snuffers and smokers,For wor snuff and backey they'll seek;And to shew them we deal wi' Newcassel,Twee Blackeys sal mense the door cheek.So now for Tim Bodkin awse send,To darn maw silk breeks at the knee,Thou thy ruffles and frills mun get ready,Next Whitsunday married we'll be.Now aw think it's high time to be steppin,We've sitten tiv aw's about lyem.So then, wiv a kiss and a cuddle,These lovers they bent their way hyem.
Quite soft blew the wind from the west,The sun faintly shone in the sky,When Lukey and Bessy sat courting,As walking I chanc'd to espy.Unheeded I stole close beside them,To hear their discourse was my plan;I listen'd each word they were saying,When Lukey his courtship began.
Last hoppen thou won up my fancy,Wi' thy fine silken jacket o' blue;An' smash! if their Newcassel lyediesCould marrow the curls o' thy brow.That day aw whiles danc'd wi' lang Nancy,She couldn't like thou lift her heel:Maw Grandy lik'd spice singing hinnies,Maw comely! aw like thou as weel.
Thou knaws, ever since we were little,Together we've rang'd through the woods;At neets hand in hand toddled hyem,Very oft wi' howl kites and torn duds:But now we can talk about mairage,An' lang sair for wor weddin day;When mairied thou's keep a bit shop,And sell things in a huikstery way.
And to get us a canny bit leevin,A' kinds o' fine sweetmeats we'll sell,Reed herrin, broon syep, and mint candy,Black pepper, dye sand, and sma' yell;Spice hunters, pick shafts, farden candles,Wax dollies, wi' reed leather shoes,Chalk pussy-cats, fine curly greens,Paper skyets, penny pies, an' huil-doos.
Aws help thou to tie up the shuggar,At neets when frae wark aw get lowse;And wor Dick, that leeves ower by High Whickham,He'll myek us broom buzzoms for nowse.Like an image thou's stand ower the counter,Wi' thy fine muslin cambricker goon;And to let the folks see thou's a lyedy,On a cuddy thou's ride to the toon.
There's be matches, pipe clay, and brown dishes,Canary seeds, raisins, and fegs;And to please the pit laddies at Easter,A dish full o' gilty paste-eggs.Wor neybors, that's snuffers and smokers,For wor snuff and backey they'll seek;And to shew them we deal wi' Newcassel,Twee Blackeys sal mense the door cheek.
So now for Tim Bodkin awse send,To darn maw silk breeks at the knee,Thou thy ruffles and frills mun get ready,Next Whitsunday married we'll be.Now aw think it's high time to be steppin,We've sitten tiv aw's about lyem.So then, wiv a kiss and a cuddle,These lovers they bent their way hyem.