Three, six, nine, on the banks of the Tyne, here comes Bobby ShaftoeCanny day doon the Waggon Way, we'll may the Keel Row CHORUSDirty back lanes, kids playing gamesSkippys and marbles and kick the blockClippy mats, up and down flatsDays when your back door would never be locked When I was young, we made our … Continue reading Dirty Back Lanes
Take a tip mate, and take a trip mate to Gateshead on the Tyne, For twenty two weeks, you'll see more than leeks, let's hope the weather's fine CHORUS : The Gateshead Garden Festival Is more than a great day out An experience beyond compare Of that there is no doubt There's more than flowers … Continue reading The Gateshead Garden Festival
A song about the changing face of Gateshead from the 1950s to the 1970s for an expat, and few thoughts on where Gateshead is today for this expat.
by Wilf Mitford Aa mind Sunday mornings doon by the Felling ShoreWith me Father and me sisters when we would all exploreThe place where he was born and bred, before the first world warHe would show us where he used to live, knocked down some years before CHORUSThough the people and the hooses were replaced … Continue reading The Felling Shore
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