Lyr Add: St. Nicholas' Church

Subject: Lyr Add: St. Nicholas' Church
From: *#1 PEASANT*
Date: 15 Jun 04 - 07:32 PM

St. Nicholas' Church

Tune-"Nae Luck about the House."

Oh, bonny church, ye've studden lang
Ti mense wor canny toon,
An' aw believe ye are se strang
Ye niver will come doon.
the Arkiteckts, wiv a' their wit,
May say that ye will fa',
But let them talk, aw'll match ye yet'
Agyen the churches a'.

Chorus
Of a' the churches in our land,
Let them be e'er se braw,
St. Nicholas' of Newcassel toon
Completely bangs them a'.

Ye lang hae stud the bitter blast,
But lang'r shall ye'll stand;
And ye hae been for ages past
A pattern for wor land.
Yor bonny steeple lyuks se grand,
The hyel world speaks o' ye;
Ye've been the crack for centreys back,
An' will be when we dee.

It's true the're patching ye aboot
Wi' iron, styen, an' wood,
But let them patch, aw heve a doot
They'll de ye little good.
But te be sure it's myekin wark,
There's plenty lives on ye,
Not only tradesmen an' their clerks,
But greedy black coats tee.

Yor bonny bells there's nyen excells
In a' the country roun';
They ring se sweet, they are a treat
When they play Jinny's tyun;
And when all's still a' dark at neet,
Ye, wi' yor fiery eye,
Can tell the travellers I' the street
The time as they pass by.

O that King William wad cum doon
To see his subjects rare,
And view the buildins I' wor toon,
He wad crack on them sair;
But when he saw ye, canny church,
Aw think ho he'd admire
The ancient glorious Gothic arch
That bears the lofty spire.

Now to conclude my little song,
Maw simple local theme,
Aw trust that if aw've said owt wrang
That aw will be forgi'en.
Then lang may fam'd St. Nicholas' stand,
Oh niver may't come doon,
That when we dee wor bairns may see
The glory o' wor toon.

-Nunn