King Willy's Coronation

O marrows a', noo clear yor throats,
An' drop yor botheration;
Come join me in a stave or two
Aboot the Coronation,
The wad refuse wi' me to sing
The praises o' wor canny king-
Of Brunswick House, the breetest star-
Newcassel's pride-a jolly tar?
Fal de ral, etc.

Tho' Shield may sing in magic strains
The mony happy days, man,
When wor Association lads
Engross'd the folks's praise, Man:
In Blackett's Field we'd sic a feast,
Where sixteen hundred men, at least,
Did exercise wi' knife an' fork,
An' hew'd away at beef an' pork.
We'd loyal toasts, an' clivvor spokes,
Wi' music fine, an' funny jokes
On Willy's Coronation.

Ma sarties, hed ye nobbit seen
Green's bonny silk balloon, man!
Reet fra the Spital to the clouds
It flaffer'd very suen, man/
Wi' starin' aw near lost ma seet,
Amang the crowd in Westgate Street;
Fra some aw gat an ugly thump,
They brak my nose agyen the pump,
An'stole my hat, an' tore my sark;
Becrike, but there was bonny wark
On Willy's Coronation.

Off, helter-skelter wi' the thrang,
Aw reach'd Necassel Brig, man,
To view the boats that were to run
Wor clivvor Sandgate gig, man.
Away they flew, 'mid noise and din!
Byeth Shilds and Scotswood tried to win,
But Sandgate lads are just the breed,
Like hearts of oak they tuik the lead;
To win the prize they warn't lang-
Byeth sides o' Tyne their victory sang
On Willy's Coronation.

Aw jump'd as aw went te the Garth
Wi' cousin Dicky reed, man,
An' at a strangie's shop aa bowt
A cover for ma heed, man;
Then cuick'd wor houghs at the Blue Bell,
Talk'd ower the spree, an' smack'd the yell;
Then toddled hyem to wor dame Peg-
At scolding she is such a cleg-
Abbot ma sark for years she'll chat,
My broken nose, an' fine shag hat,
On Willy's Coronation
-Emery, Local Songs and Song Writers, "Weekly Chronicle," 1879

Copied from an old manuscript of Robert Emery's, and sent to the Weekly Chronicle by Emery's son in 1879. The Coronation took place on September 8th 1831. The song very fairly records the rejoicings on the occasion .It recalls the previous coronation- that of George the Fourth, in 1819-to which it affords a pleasing contrast.