Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn
From: GUEST,Suibhne Astray
Date: 03 May 11 - 04:26 AM

Aw wish thy Muther wad cum

Which is how it appears in Crawhall's Beuk of 1888, though in this day and age the spelling of the verb gives a very different meaning to the sentiment than the phonentic would otherwise suggest.

Anyone have access to the patter? Soon as it turns up I'll be sure to post it.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 02 May 11 - 07:25 PM

Previously posted by Conrad Bladey here:

Lyr Add: Geordie Haud the Bairn -- but in the text, titled "Come, Geordie--ha'd the Bairn or Aw wish thy Muther wad cum."

I'm not surprised that you would fail to find it, considering the difficulty with spelling.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn
From: *#1 PEASANT*
Date: 27 Apr 11 - 08:23 AM

Also to be found in the greatest collection of Newcastle geordie songs on line
http://mysite.verizon.net/cbladey/sang/geordiesang.html
Newcassel Sangbeuk


Conrad

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn
From: Jack Blandiver
Date: 27 Apr 11 - 04:47 AM

The song's by Joe Wilson. There's even a painting by Ralph Hedley:

http://www.ooklnet.com/web/read_more.php?id=151778

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:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k5qVBKqKFM

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn
From: Little Robyn
Date: 27 Apr 11 - 02:51 AM

Whoops, where did that go?
Try this thread

Robyn

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn
From: Little Robyn
Date: 27 Apr 11 - 02:50 AM

Hi Joe
Try

Subject: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn
From: Joe Offer
Date: 27 Apr 11 - 02:47 AM

I came across an interesting Frankie Armstrong recording of a song called "Come Geordie, Hold the Bairn," which keeps repeating "I wish its mother would come."
Anybody have lyrics and background information for this song?

-Joe-