Subject: The Cabman
From:
Conrad Bladey (Peasant- Inactive)
Date: 17 May 00 - 02:26 PM
The Cabman
Air- spider and the Fly Oh cheps aw's turn'd a cabman noo, aw stand in St. Nicholas' Square,
So if ye want te hire a one, yor sure te find me there,
Aw've a gud awd horse for gannin', he's a gudun up the banks,
Ye see maw number's twenty-two, aw drive for tommy Shanks. Chorus-
So if ye want te hire a cab, just call at St. Nicolas' Square,
Ye see maw number's twenty two, yor sure te find me there. If ye see me at Newcassel races just gi' yorsel a treat,
Aw'll drive ye frae the monument and away alang Blackett Street;
Aw flee past aw the uther cabs, not a minute will aw wait,
Aw shoot cheps are ye gannin up? aw'll tip ye the winner of the plate. Aw oft get a job at a bowling match, and sumtimes a footrace,
That's ran at the Victoria grund, smash man aw like that place;
'Cas de ye see aw haud the bets, aw gets sixpence te the pund,
And lends the cheps maw whup, ye knaw, te clear away the grund. Ye shud see me aboot the hirin' time, when servants leeve their place,
Aw's sure to get a job fra' them, aw've sic a winnin' face,
Aw puts thor boxes on the top; if she's a canny lass,
She'll giv us a shilling for maw job and sixpence te get a glass. Thor's two busses runs te Blaydon noo, and one up the Windmill Hills,
For aw thor opposhun us cabbys we leeve still;
and when aw gets a swell in drunk that leeves up West Parade,
Aw charge him a bob when he gets in and swears he's niver paid. At funerals, weddins, or chrisnens, aw like sic jobs as these,
Cas de ye see aw gets a rare blaw oot wi' rum an' breed an' cheese,
And if aw get a weddin job which vary oft aw de,
Ye shud see me winkin' at the bride, then the bride she'll wink at me. -Geordy Ridley
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