There was me an’ the wife an’ the mother in law went to the silvery sea The mother in law gets in a boat, a sailor she would be Well the’ hadn’t been twenty yards when aa hears a shoot The mother in law is in the sea and there she’s splashin’ about
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
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
Lyrics and background to the song That's Northumbria, written by Wilf Mitford.
CHORUS : So here's to the memory of Tommy Armstrong He was the pitman poet, righting all life's wrongs In the words of his poems which are now folk songs Here's to the memory of Tommy Armstrong He was the pitman poet, recording life and times In the late eighteen hundreds in his verses and … Continue reading The Pitman Poet
Mitford Music 