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Thread #137430 Message #3143214
Posted By: Jack Blandiver
27-Apr-11 - 04:47 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn
The song's by Joe Wilson. There's even a painting by Ralph Hedley:
I remember an old 78 record that featured a lot of dramatic patter alongside the main song, including a visit from a noisy stick-seller whose knocking and shouting wakes up the bairn. Can't find it on YouTube, but here's a fine rendering in passable dialect: