Sair fyel'd hinny
Sair fyel'd now:
Sair fyel'd hinny,
Sin' I ken'd thou

Aw was young and lusty
Aw was fair and clear;
Aw was young and lusty
Mony a lang year

When aw was young and lusty
Aw could lowp a dyke;
But now aw'm awd an' stiff
Aw can hardly step a syke

When aw was five and twenty
Aw was brave and bauld;
Now at five and sixty
Aw'm byeth stiff and cauld

Thus said the auld man
To the oak tree
"Sair fyel'd is aw                                                 Sin' aw ken'd thee"

From the album of Tyneside Songs
J G Windows