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Thread #60681   Message #972591
Posted By: JudeL
26-Jun-03 - 07:37 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: thou shall have a little fishy
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: thou shall have a little fishy
There's a very good version by Jonny Handle on the CD "Along the Coaly Tyne" which seems to have 3 parts to it the "though shalt have a fishy " with a different fish each time and the "dance to your daddy" both seem to be used as parts of the chorus. I've made an attempt to transcribe the words which are sung in a VERY broad accent.

Cwm here me little jacky,
n(a)ow (a)I've chawed me baccy,
let wa have a cracky,
till the boat cummes in.

Dance to ya daddy ma bonny laddie,
Dance to ya daddy to ya mammie sing

you shall have a fishy on a little dishy
you shall have a bloater when the boat comes in

Here's yer mammie cooming,
she's a canny woman,
yonder comes yer daddy,
though he cannat stand

Dance to ya daddie ma bonnie laddie,
dance to ya daddie to ya mammie sing

you shall have a fishy on a little dishy,
you shall have a herrin' when the boat comes in,

Tommy's all(w)ays fuddled ,
he's so fond of ale,
but he's good to me,
I hope he would nut fall

dance to yer daddy ma bonnie laddie,
dance to yer daddie to ya mammie sing,

you shall have a fishy on a little dishy,
you shall have a mackeral when the boat comes in

I like a drop mesel(f)
when (a)I can get it sly,
an' 'though me bonnie bairn ,
'ull like it wi us all


dance to yer daddie ma bonnie laddie,
dance to yer daddie to yer mammie sing
You shall have a fishy on a little dishy
you shall have a codling when the boat comes in

(I apologise for this next verse which doesn't make sense & has bits missing, having listened to this verse more than a dozen times I still can't work out what all the words are supposed to be, but then I don't speak geordie. If anyone has the cd or remembers the song and would like to offer some suggestions please do so)

you would get it "robbed off?"
as we're standing needin,
we 'll made the keeler,
"***?" the bairns that "breed?"

dance to yer daddie ma bonnie laddie ,
dance to yer daddie to yer mammie sing

thou shalt have a fishy on a little dishy ,
thou shalt have a salmon when the boat comes in.