- (Chorus) So noo ye knaa hoo aall the
foaks (=now you know how all the folk) On
byeth sides ov the Wear (=both) Lost lots o'
sheep an' lots o'
sleep An leeved...
- like a
queen wes drest, The day we went te Tynemouth, O. Upon the sands,
byeth happy, we Injoy'd the
breezes frae the sea, An' wish'd the day a w**** might...
-
English [aː] to i+e in
south Northumberland and
north Durham,
producing byeth,
styen and (h)yem for "both", "stone" and "home"; and to byath,
styan and...
- Maw nyem is
Geordy Black, In maw time aw've been a crack, Aw've
worked byeth i' the
Gyuss an' i' the Betty, An' the
coals upon the Tyne oot o' uthers...
- vain, for née
Empty Kite there,
Though they blair'd till
their kites were
byeth empty and sair.
Verse 4 A' slaverin', the
skipper ca'd
Geordie an' Jem,...
-
dorty hoose cat, Was
tummelled oot-side o'the door.
There she wes lyin',
byeth groanin' and cryin', Te
claim hor aa
reely thowt shyem; Aa
tried for te...
- wes good, But
Geordie had nee skill; He
haddent its Muther's ways, He sat
byeth stiff an' numb;
Afore five
minutes was gyen, He wish'd its
Muther wad ****...
- say To the
bonny fray, We had wi'
skipper Robin, O; The keel
bullies aw,
Byeth greet an' sma', M**** a
beggarly tide o' the hoppen, O.
Gleed Will cried...
-
HINNY Air (or Teun) – “My
Darling Nellie Grey” Wor
Geordey an' Bob
Jonsin byeth lay i' one bed, Iv a
little lodgjin hoose that's doon the s****, Before...
- sin, An' sed he'd forgi' me
whativer aw'd deun; An' if that aw'd murder'd
byeth fayther and muther, For a five
shillin peece, wey, aw
might kill me bruther...
