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GUEST,NSC Lyr ADD: The Herring Song (82* d) Lyr Add: THE HARRIN'S HEED (trad Newcastle) 21 Jul 01

What about this Geordie version sung regularly in Newcastle

What'll wi dee wi' the harrin's heed,
We'll meck it inte loaves o' breed,
Harrin's heed, loaves o' breed
And aall manner o' things,
Of aall the fish that's in the sea,
The harrin' is the one for me.

What'll wi dee wi' the harrin's eyes,
Meck them inte mince pies.
Harrin's eyes mince pies,
Harrin's heed, loaves o' breed
And aall manner o' things,
Of aall the fish that's in the sea,
The harrin' is the one for me.

What'll wi dee wi' the harrin's fins,
Meck them inte needles and pins,
Harrin's fins, needles and pins,
Harrin's eyes mince pies,
Harrin's heed, loaves o' breed
And aall manner o' things,
Of aall the fish that's in the sea,
The harrin' is the one for me.

What'll wi dee wi' the harrin's back,
Meck it inte a lad caalled Jack,
Harrin's back, lad caalled Jack,
Harrin's fins, needles and pins,
Harrin's eyes mince pies,
Harrin's heed, loaves o' breed
And aall manner o' things,
Of aall the fish that's in the sea,
The harrin' is the one for me.

What'll wi dee wi' the harrin's belly,
Meck it inte a lass caalled Nelly.
Harrin's belly, lass caalled Nelly,
Harrins back, lad caalled Jack,
Harrin's fins, needles and pins,
Harrin's eyes mince pies,
Harrin's heed, loaves o' breed
And aall manner o' things,
Of aall the fish that's in the sea,
The harrin' is the one for me.

What'll wi dee wi' the harrin's tail,
we'll meck it inte a greet big sail.
Harrin's tail, greet big sail,
Harrin's belly, lass caalled Nelly,
Harrins back, lad caalled Jack,
Harrin's fins, needles and pins,
Harrin's eyes mince pies,
Harrin's heed, loaves o' breed
And aall manner o' things,
Of aall the fish that's in the sea,
The harrin' is the one for me.

A few more HTML line breaks added, and double spacing deleted. --JoeClone, 25-Jun-02.

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