It looks like this song hasn't been posted at Mudcat before, although its chorus was quoted a couple of times. I heard this on Spotify; it comes from a various-artists album called "Stepping It Out!" (Veteran, 1993). The singer is Will Noble, with a crowd joining in on the chorus. The track sounds like a field recording of a pub sing-along. Here's a description of the album: http://www.veteran.co.uk/VTC1CD%20Stepping%20it%20out.htm


SWALEDALE
As sung by Will Noble on "Stepping It Out!"

1. I will sing of a place that is dear to my heart,
A place where I always will dwell,
And if you will kindly lend me an ear,
A few of its beauties I'll tell.

CHORUS: In that beautiful dale, home of the Swale,
How well do I love thee, how well do I love thee!
Beautiful dale, home of the Swale,
Beautiful, beautiful dale.

2. It's far, far away from the noise and the din
Of colliery and fact'ry and mill,
From the bustle and stir of town life shut in
By verdant and radiant hills.

3. And how often as boys have we wandered along
Beside of the river so clear,
The birds never failing to sing their sweet song
And lend a charm to your ear.

4. And if fate e'er compels me to leave this dear spot,
In other lands far away roam,
My earnest wish, whate'er be my lot,
Is to end my days here at home.