Lyr Req: C A T PIE

Subject: C A T PIE
From: Conrad Bladey (Peasant- Inactive)
Date: 29 Mar 00 - 07:44 AM

anyone know of this en-

Aa thowt she wes jokin' for Aa nivvor hard wor Nanny sing ony before. She tried te stand up te sing the "Cat Pie" but she fell doon an' myed sic a clatter,

reference-Wor Nannys a Mazer by Tommy Armstrong

Many thanks in advance for your efforts!

Conrad

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: CAT PIE
From: Sorcha
Date: 29 Mar 00 - 11:13 AM

Here ya go!

Wor Nannys a Mazer
Wor Nanny an' me myed up wor minds te gan an' catch the train,
'Te gan te the toon te buy some claes for wor little Billy and Jane:
But when we got to Rowland's Gill the mornin' train wes gyen,
An thor wasn't another one gan' that way till siventeen minutes te one
So aa ses te wor Nan its a lang way te gan an
Aa saa biv hor feyce she wes vext;
But aa ses nivvor mind we heh plenty o'time, we'll stop an' we'll gan on wi' the next.
She gove a bit smile an wen Aa spok up an ses, ther's a pubbilick hoose along heor,
We'll gan along there and git worsels warm an' a glass o' the best bittor beer.
But Nan wes se stoot Aa knew she'd not waak an she didn't seem willin' te try.
Wen a tink o'the trubble Aa'd wiv hor that day,
Aa's like te borst oot an' cry.

Chorus - And ay wor Nanny's a mazer an' a mazer she
remains An' as lang as Aa leeve Aa winnet forget the day we lost the trains.

So doon we went te the pubbilick hoose, an when we got te the door
She sez "We'll gan inti the parlor end for Aa've niver been heor afore".
So in we went an tuek wor seats, an' afore Aa rang the bell
Aa axed hor what she was gannin' te hev, and she sez " The Syem as yorsel".
So Aa caalled for two gills of the best bittor beer, she paid for them when they com in.
An afore she'd swallied a haaf o' hors she said, "Aa wad rethur hev gin".
So Aa caalled for a glass o' the best Hollands Gin, she swallied it doon the forst try:
Aa sez to wor Nan thoo's as gud as a man, she sez
"Bob man Aa feel varry dry".

Chorus

She sat an' drank till she got tight, she sez "Bob, man Aa feel varry queer".
Aa sez, "Thoo's had nine glasses o' gin te me two gill's o' beer".
She lowsed hor hat an' then hor shaal an' hoyed them on the floor:
Aa thowt wor Nan was gan' Wrang iv hor mind so
Aa set mesel near the door.
She sez, "Give us order, Aa'll sing a bit sang"-
Aa sat an Aa glowered at hor;
Aa thowt she wes jokin' for Aa nivvor hard wor Nanny sing ony before.
She tried te stand up te sing the "Cat Pie" but she fell doon an' myed sic a clatter,
She smashed fower chairs, an' the Landlord com in an'
he sez "What the deuce is the matter".

Chorus

He sez te me "Is this yor wife, an where de ye belang?"
Aa sez "It is, an' she's teun a fit wi tryin' te sing a bit sang"
He flung his arms aroond hor waist, and trailed hor ower the floor,
An poor aad Nan (like a dorty hoose cat) was hoyed oot side o' the door.
An' there she wes lyin', byeth groanin' an cryin', te
claim hor Aa reely thowt shyem;
Aa tried ta lift hor, but Aa cudden't shift hor an' Aa
wished Aa had Nanny at hyem.
The papor man said he wad give hor a lift, se we
hoisted hor inti the trap:
But Nan was that tight that she cuddent sit up, so we
fasten'd hor down wiv a strap
She cuddent sit up and she waddent lie doon, an' she
kicked till she broke the convaince:
She lost a new basket, hor hat an hoe shaal, that
wummin, wi lossin' the trains.

Chorus

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: C A T PIE
From: Conrad Bladey (Peasant- Inactive)
Date: 29 Mar 00 - 11:28 AM

Thanks for the response! I have that one I am looking for the song- "Cat Pie"mentioned in that song- is in Aa thowt she wes jokin' for Aa nivvor hard wor Nanny sing ony before. She tried te stand up te sing the "CATPIE" but she fell doon an' myed sic a clatter,

reference-Wor Nannys a Mazer by Tommy Armstrong

Many thanks in advance for your efforts!

Conrad- who is about to go out for a bit of a rant now that he has cataloged all the songs up to date in a new index of names and places! Now he goes back to adding more songs.....

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: C A T PIE
From: bill\sables
Date: 29 Mar 00 - 11:48 AM

Hi Conrad I'll send it to you as soon as I can Cheers Bill

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: C A T PIE
From: bill\sables
Date: 29 Mar 00 - 01:38 PM

THE CAT PIE Tommy Armstrong Tune, Weel Bred Cappy

Thore's been a grand dinnor not far frae Sheel Raw
At a place th'call Stanley for testen th'jaw
Tiv a hoose ivory Sunda' sum cheps used to gan
An' eat all th' meat thit wis boil i th' pan

CHORUS
Singin fal th' dal lay laddie,
fal th' dal lay laddie
fal th' dal lay laddie
fal th' lay

These cheps used te gan an' sit doon on a seat
Thae knew thit Jack alwis had plenty i meat
But Coxon an' Charlton went oot for te try
Te catch an awd cat for te muaik them a pie

Th' cat thit thae gat wis elivon eer awd
Thae knew w' th' pie thit these cheps wad be glad
So thae kill'd it, an clean'd it, an teuk off each lim
When th' pie wis awl riddy thae shoved pussy in

Th' cat being se awd thae thowt 'twad be dry
So thae put potted heed in te gravy th' pie
Then inte th' yuven th' pie wis then put
Th' yuven wis het an th' door wis kept shut

Wen th' pie wis awl riddy an nicely keukt
Into th' pantry Bob Charlton then teukt
Th' crust he broke inte se cunnen an sly
Te muaik them believe they'd been eatin th' pie

So in cums Joe Peel, Joe Witfield, an Bob
Like other times thae wor ment for th' gob
Bob Charlton then whispered te Witfield se slee
"If thoo lucks in th' pantry a pie thoo can see"

Thae thowt 'twas a rabbit, an hoo te muaik thares
Charlton got Coxon te gan up th' stairs
Bob Witfield then thowt a grand trick he wad try
So he into th' pantry an off wi th' pie

He off alang th' raw an doon intiv a field
He thowt he'd deun clivor th' pie for te steal
Him an Joe Peel se contentedly sat
Enjoyen thorsels wi th' lims iv a cat

Charlton an Coxon buaith laft fit te brust
Te see them on chowen th' cat an th' crust
Joe Peel gat a leg thit he thowt wis eneuf
He sais,"Bob it's nice but it's terable teuf"

Thae eat sum iv pussy an drove a bit crack
Until thae agreed for te tuaik th' pie back
Wen thae gat te th' hoose, thae went at it aguain
Till in th' pie dish thor wis ardly a buain

Ye wad a laft if ye'd only ben in
Wen Bob Charlton held up befor them th' skin
As seun is th' skin iv th' pussy thae saw
Thae ran te th' door an thae started te thraw

Th' cat wis awl eaten but just th' cat skin
But it wad been eaten had thae puten't in
Poor pussy is guain but thor's men iv its place
Th' mice dorsent luck these young cheps in th' face

I have writen this song in the North West Durham accent from the original writings of Tommy Armstrong. If you pronounce the words as you read them you should be near enough the right accent

Cheers Bill

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: C A T PIE
From: Conrad Bladey (Peasant- Inactive)
Date: 29 Mar 00 - 01:54 PM

Many many thanks! a wealth of sangs!

Conrad