Lyr Req: Travelling the Tees (Teesside Fettlers)

Subject: Lyr Req: Traveling the tees from the fettlers
From: le cheffie
Date: 31 Jul 08 - 01:40 PM

I have lost my copy of the words to this song that I first learned as a child. Can any one help please

Nick

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Traveling the tees from the fettlers
From: Betsy
Date: 31 Jul 08 - 07:21 PM

CHEFFIE, I'm not sure it was a song - more the Title of the L.P. ( I could be wrong )wish I still had a copy but some bastard borrowed it , and I had a particular and very good reason for wishing to retain my copy

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Traveling the tees from the fettlers
From: Mick Pearce (MCP)
Date: 01 Aug 08 - 04:09 AM

Betsy - Travelling The Tees wss also the title song on the LP, written by Jim Fraser.

If I have time later today I'll put the words up.

Mick

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Traveling the tees from the fettlers
From: GUEST,Betsy at Work
Date: 01 Aug 08 - 04:58 AM

Apologies both looks like I was wrong again !! - I remember a song of Jim's "Ore Boats " which I thought might have been on the LP.

Cheers Betsy

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Traveling the tees from the fettlers
From: le cheffie
Date: 01 Aug 08 - 05:56 AM

Thanks Mick that would be great if you could. Betsy was Ore Boats not on the Ring of Iron LP I could be wrong here

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Traveling the tees from the fettlers
From: GUEST,Betsy at Work
Date: 01 Aug 08 - 06:13 AM

Cheffie - right again - I've definitely lost "it" haven't I ? assuming that I had "it" in the first place !!!

Subject: Lyr Add: TRAVELLING THE TEES (Jim Fraser)
From: Mick Pearce (MCP)
Date: 02 Aug 08 - 12:55 PM

Sorry, I didn't have time to get back to it yesterday, but here it is now.

Mick

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TRAVELLING THE TEES
(Jim Fraser)

Out from the folds of the Pennine Hills
A stream called The Tees find its course,
Down by the way of Cauldron Snout
And over the hills of High Force.

Finding its way past Barnard's walls
Our stream runs dark and deep,
Coming quite soon to Greta Bridge
Where the meeting waters leap.

On by way of Darlington town
To the ancient port of Yarm,
Where the upper reach of the North Sea tide
Brings flotsam of dubious charm.

Stockton's old castle once stood firm,
A symbol of power and pride;
Now broken walls and empty sheds
Are blind to the dark passing tide.

Through the wasted lands to the Newport Bridge,
Where steelmen hold their sway.
In building yards new ships are born
And the docks are alive night and day.

High overhead in the smoke-laden air
Transporter's slender span
Reaches out from the Clarence shore
Replacing the ferry-boat man.

As day dawns afresh across the Tees Bay
The Seal Sands ripple in the sun
Out by South Gare ships go on their way
And the course of our river is run.
And the course of our river is run.


Source: The Teesside Fettlers LP: Travelling The Tees

The notes say: "One of the earlier songs from a man known far and wide as a maker, he would say 'builder', if excellent guitars. This descriptive piece has quietly established itself on Teesside in the last two or three years. Chosen as the title track for this album because it actually traces the course of the river Tees."

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Traveling the tees from the fettlers
From: le cheffie
Date: 03 Aug 08 - 04:13 AM

Brill thanks Mick

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Travelling the Tees (Teesside Fettlers)
From: GUEST,Steve
Date: 14 Aug 17 - 04:45 PM

Thanks for putting this up. We used to sing this in junior school. No one seems to know it anymore!