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Posted By: *#1 PEASANT*
13-Jun-04 - 02:43 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: A South Shields Song
Subject: Lyr Add: A South Shields Song
A South Shields Song

The Sailors are all at the bar,
They cannot get up to Newcastle;
The sailors are all at the bar,
They cannot get up to Newcastle.

Wu wi' smoky Shields,
And hey for bonny Newcastle;
Up wi' smoky Shields,
And hey for bonny Newcastle.
- Bell's "Northern Bards," 1812.