THE LEAZES PARK!

TEUN-" The Fiery Clock-Fyece."

"CUM, hinny, divvent stop an' talk,

But try for once te please us,
An' wi' yor lad just hey a walk
Te the Park that's on the Leazes;
Cum, howay, show yoi bonny goon,
An' there ye'll see the greetest boon
That's ivor been gein te the toonIt's the
Park that's on the Leazes.

Korus

"Then howay, hinny, cum away,
It's a treat that's safe te please us;
Wor sure te spend a happy day
I' the Park that's on the Leazes.

"Such happy couples there ye'll see,
Drest i' the hight ov fashun,
Wi' sparklin eyes, like ye an'me,
Lit up wi' true luv's pashun;
In hundrids they'll aroond ye pass,
'Mang trees an' fiooers, and real green grass,
Where lass seeks lad, an' lad seeks lass,
l' the Park that's on the Leazes;

"Besides, ye'll see the bonny lake
Iv all its grand completeness,
Where sportive ducks yor eye 'ill tyek,
An' sparrows chirp wi' sweetness;
Where ivrything's se weeIlaid oot:
The Island, an' all roond aboot;
Where Sunday claes cum frae the' spoot'
Te the Park that's on the Leazes,

"Thor's seats an' shelter for us tee,
Eneuff te rest the mony,
Where aud foaks there may sit an' see
Young generashuns bonny;
Where married foaks can meet thor frinds;
Where oot-door plissure here extends;
Where pride an' dress thor half-day spends
I' the Park that's on the Leazes.

"Noo, them that call'd it 'Hamond's Pond'
I'll wundor at the pictor,
Shut up they mun for bein fond,
Or else aw's ne predictor:
For seun the park'ill spreed se wide
That ivryone can boast wi' pride
Ne toon can beat war awn Tyneside
An' the Park that's on the Leazes."

-Source: Joe Wilson, (author) Songs and Drolleries, 1890