I'm very sad to share the news that my Dad, Wilf, passed away on 20th September 2022.
Author: jmchild
When Trying to Sell Ya Hoose
When w'put wa hoose up for sale, w'got loads of nosey parkersWho would caall around at aawkward times, when you're in the bath and starkersY'knew they didn't want to buy, they would aalways mek an excuseOh the trials and tribulations when tryin' to sell ya hoose Y'd get these funny people who didn't keep their … Continue reading When Trying to Sell Ya Hoose
The Bonny Banks of Benwell
There is a place in Newcastle's WestLately it has had bad pressThough people there think it's the bestThe bonny banks of Benwell Now Benwell folk don't have a lotYou won't see them out on their yachtsBut they'll give you all that they've gotOn the bonny banks of Benwell Benwell's changed throughout the yearsThey've knocked down … Continue reading The Bonny Banks of Benwell
Plessey Woods
Ev'rybody get your duds We're gannin doon to Plessey Woods See the squirrels in the trees Plessey Woods the place for me
The Cambois Nudist Beach
Four twelve lang months they gave it a try, to this day I divvent kna why, cos the weather was never warm nor dry, on the Cambois nudist beach
Get yourself to Beamish
Get yourself to Beamish, the open air museum 'The North of England's heritage' is its' task and theme Now Beamish has come of age since nineteen seventy When it opened for the first time for all the world to see CHORUS Yes Beamish has come of age, it's twenty one this year So join the … Continue reading Get yourself to Beamish
Goodbye Killingworth Towers
Chorus
So it's goodbye Killingworth Towers, You should never have been built at all, There'll be plenty of cheers and not many tears, When Alcatraz begins to fall
At The Oxford (A Tribute to Don Smith)
CHORUS; At The Oxford in Newcastle, that's where we used to meet There were plenty' lasses on the floor dancing to the beat And if you got to take one home, your night would be complete There was many a match made at The Oxford On Mondays and on Thursdays there were teenybobber nights All … Continue reading At The Oxford (A Tribute to Don Smith)
North Blyth
CHORUS North Blyth, North Blyth, fighting to stay alive North Blyth, North Blyth, fighting to stay alive The council in its wisdom, has decided to pull you down With fact'ries to replace you, to bring jobs to the town They'll split up friends and neighbours, who lived there for many a year Breaking up the … Continue reading North Blyth
A Good Old Geordie Song
CHORUS Ye cannit beat a good old Geordie song That ev'rybody knows and sings along Songs from Newcastle where we all belong Ye cannit beat a good old Geordie song When I was just a baby in me pram I mind I used to listen to me Mam Singing "Bobby Shaftoe's gone to sea" about … Continue reading A Good Old Geordie Song
Mitford Music 