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T:Blaydon Races
C:Geordie Ridley 1862
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w:Ah went to Blay-don Ra-ces, ‘twas on the ninth of Joon,
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w:Eigh-teen hun-dred an’ six-ty-two, on a sum-mer’s ef-ter-noon - Ah
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w:tyuk the ‘bus frae Balm-bra’s, an’ she wis hea-vy la-den, A-
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w:way we went 'lang Col-ling-wood Street, that’s on the road to Blay-don. And it's
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w:Ah - me lads - ye should a' seen us gan-nin’,
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w:Pass-in the foaks a-long the road just as they wor stan-nin’ - Thor was
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w:lots o’ lads an’ lass-es there, all wi’ smi-ling fa-ces
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w:Gan-nin a-lang the Scot-swood Road, to see the Blay-don Ra-ces
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W:Ah went to Blaydon Races, ‘twas on the ninth of Joon,
W:Eighteen hundred an’ sixty-two, on a summer’s efternoon;
W:Ah tyuk the ‘bus frae Balmbra’s, an’ she wis heavy laden,
W:Away we went alang Collingwood Street, that’s on the road to Blaydon.
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W:Ah me lads, ye should a' seen us gannin’,
W:Passin' the foaks along the road just as they wor stannin’;
W:Thor wes lots o’ lads an’ lasses there, all wi’ smiling faces,
W:Gannin alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon Races.
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W:We flew past Airmstrang’s factory, and up to the "Robin Adair",
W:Just gannin’ doon te the railway bridge, the ‘bus wheel flew off there.
W:The lasses lost their crinolines off, an’ the veils that hide their faces,
W:An’ aw got two black eyes an’ a broken nose in gan te Blaydon Races.
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W:When we gat the wheel put on away we went agyen,
W:But them that had their noses broke they cam back ower hyem;
W:Sum went to the Dispensary an’ uthers to Doctor Gibbs,
W:An’ sum sought out the Infirmary to mend their broken ribs.
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W:Noo when we gat to Paradise thor wes bonny gam begun;
W:Thor was fower-an-twenty on the ‘bus, man, hoo they danced an’ sung;
W:They called on me to sing a sang, aw sung them "Paddy Fagan",
W:Aw danced a jig an’ swung my twig that day aw went to Blaydon.
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W:We flew across the Chain Bridge reet into Blaydon toon,
W:The bellman he was callin’ there, they call him Jackie Brown;
W:Aw saw him talkin’ to sum cheps, an’ them he was pursuadin’
W:To gan an’ see Geordy Ridley’s concert in the Mechanics’ Hall at Blaydon.
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W:The rain it poor’d aw the day an’ myed the groons quite muddy,
W:Coffy Johnny had a white hat on - they war shootin’ "Whe stole the cuddy."
W:There wes spice stalls an’ munkey shows an’ aud wives selling ciders,
W:An’ a chep wiv a hapenny roond aboot, shootin’ "Noo, me boys, for riders."

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