Let's hear it for Geordie Day!

I went to Blaydon Races
'Twas on the 9th of June
Eighteen Hundred and Sixty Two
On a Summer's Afternoon
We took the bus from Balmbras
And she was heavy laden
Away we went along Collingwood Street
That's on the Road to Blaydon

Chorus:

Oh me lads, you should've seen us gannin'
Passing the folks along the road
just as they were stannin'
Aal the lads and lasses there
aal wi' smilin' faces
Gannin along the Scotswood Road
To see the Blaydon Races

Oh me lads...

We flew past Armstrong's factory
And up by the Robin Adair
gannin ower the Railway Bridge
The bus wheel flew off there
The lasses lost their crinolenes
And the veils that hide their faces
I got two black eyes and a broken nose
gannin t' Blaydon Races

Oh me lads...

Now when we got the wheel back on
Away we went again
But them that had their noses broke
They went back ower hyem
Some went to the dispensary
And some to Doctor Gibbses
And some to the infirmary
To mend their broken ribses

Oh me lads...

We flew across the Chain Bridge
And into Blaydon Toon
The bellman he was calling then
They called him Jackie Broon
I saw him talking to some chaps
And them he was persuadin'
To gan and see Geordie Ridley's show
At the Mechanics' Hall in Blaydon

Oh me lads...

Now when we got to Paradise
There were bonny games begun
There were four and twenty on the bus
And how we danced and sung
They called on me to sing a song
and I sung 'em 'Paddy Fagan'
I danced a jig and I swung me twig
The day wi' went to Blaydon

Oh me lads...

The rain it poured down all the day
And made the ground quite muddy
Coffee Johnny had a white hat on
Shouted 'Whi stole the cuddy?'
There were spice stalls and monkey shows
And owld wives selling ciders
And a chap on a ha'penny roundaboot
Saying 'noo me lads for riders?'

Oh me lads... (to fade)


-- Anonymous, June 09, 2001

Answers

Ye knaa, Aah'd clean forgotten lyuk that Peytah Reed's Gran'fatha wez theor. Aah reckon it wez him wot stoled the cuddy. Waddyareckon? Shud wi caal the pollis?

-- Anonymous, June 09, 2001

Or, if you're actually on the terraces:

I went to Blaydon Races
'Twas on the 9th of June
Eighteen Hundred and Sixty Two
On a Summer's Afternoon
Ner ner ner ner Balmbras
Ner ner heavy laden
Gannin along the Scotswood Road
To see the Blaydon Races

Chorus:

Oh me lads, you should've seen us gannin'
Gannin along the Scotswood Road
just as they were stannin'
ner ner lads and lasses there
ner ner smilin' faces
Gannin along the Scotswood Road
To see the Blaydon Races

Can't someone hand out songsheets? I always want to point out that 'Blaydon' doesn't rhyme with 'Races' but don't want to get beaten up.

-- Anonymous, June 09, 2001

So why does 'Blaydon' need to rhyme with 'Races', Dan?

-- Anonymous, June 09, 2001

Soz, meant 'laden'.

-- Anonymous, June 09, 2001

God bless you Dan! I'm sick of sounding like I'm singing the wrong words just because I refuse to go along with the crowd.

Learn the words Morons! N.B. - That comment was not directed at anyone on here because I'm sure you all sing the correct words irrespective of the rabble. Don't you?

-- Anonymous, June 09, 2001

Capital M - I think not.

-- Anonymous, June 09, 2001

Dan's point is often explained at games or BBS gatherings, with some degree of frustration. I think it's the excitement of getting to the chorus that causes confusion. If his suggestion of singing in the style of a bearded Spinners escapee comes off I'm sure all will be well :-)

I usually get the cock of the north words messed up, so I'll not pass comment on others ability with Blaydon Races :-)

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

Ohhhh me lads should have seen us comimg fastest team in the league should have seen us running all the lads and lasses smiles upon their faces walking down the Warwick Road to see Matt Busbys aces

hee hee

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

Nicking our song has always puzzled me LR. We wouldn't want to sing one of your songs with the words changed round a bit.

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

Yeah but Rik...remember we are the counry's worst set of daytrippin',gloryhunting out of town bastards the world has ever seen.....while U Geordies are the most passionate and loyal bunch of the lot.

Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur!!!!

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

Finally you have admitted it LR , gotta give it to you, some machine

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

Hello Lancy, hope you haven't been caught in the crossfire wrt some major restructuring in a Midlands based electronics company I noticed on the news a few weeks back. Getting caught out by that on top of losing that bet with the Scousers would be more bad luck than anyone deserves. I thought that money would have been safe for another decade at least. Sheesh. [shakes head in sympathy]

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

Softie...I changed companies prior to the arse falling out of M.

Fuck the Mickies...I haven't coughed up as of yet....the bet was to QUALIFY for the CL. If and when they win their qualifier then I'll think about honouring it....hee hee.

:-)

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2001

Great news on both points. I take it we are hoping for a recurrence of Owen's hamstring problems and Heskey being sent off for being a great diving jessie?

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2001