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Thread #124227   Message #678549
Posted By: DMcG
28-Mar-02 - 06:24 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Dance Ti' Thy Daddy / Dance to your Daddy
Subject: RE: Help: Geordie lyrics (add)
Tommy's always fuddling, he's sae fond of ale
But he's good tae me, I hope he winna fail

(fuddling - fuddled, drunk)

Well may the keel row
That brings the bairns their bread

And the first verse has
Let us have a crackie till the boat comes in

crackie is, I guess, related to the Irish 'craic' - a talk, banter, etc

Come here, me little Jacky
Now I've had me baccy
Let us have a crackie
Till the boat comes in