Subject: Tanfield Lee Silvor Modil Band
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Date: 15 Apr 02 - 11:10 AM
Tanfield Lee Silvor Modil Band
Wen it Forst Startid Aw canit tell hoo glad aw is
Te goin we ye th'neet
For te help wor fella working men
We think its nowt but reet, Th' reeson we've met heer th' neet
Ye ken is wel is me
It's for te help wor men to pae
For the band it Tanfeeld Lee. Chorus
Thare's big drums en cornits,
Tenor orns en bass;
Then thares two ufoamioms
Thare's nowt cin them surpass.
Elang we two bumbardins,
Thare te tuaik thor torn,
Trambones en baritons
En one flugil orn. Chorus Th' vary beest thits in the feeld
Thor shoor te run awae,
Th' little dogs il grunge en bark
Wen the band begins te plae.
Th' men en wives il dance en sing
Th' bairns il run te see,
Thail plae th' troon te stop te heer
Th' band it Thanfeeld Lee. Chorus If ye gan to West Peltin
Te Pit Hill or th' Sykes
Cum back owor be Stanla
Th' Hobsin or the Dykes
Yil heer thim boast eboot thor bands
But seun we'l let them see,
Thit we cin rais e champyen band
E wor awn it Tanfeeld Lee. Chorus Sum e these big instruments
Is vary ard te blaw
But if yil oanly parseveer
En keep eway yor jaw
En watch th points e musick
We yor teechers aul agree,
Vary seun yil plae sum tuens
Wi th' band it Tanfeeld Lee. Chorus- Thare's credit due te Mistor Goice,
He's lent e helping hand,
His sais his honist workin' men
Dis disarve e band.
It band contests aul roond eboot
Aw hope we'l liv te see
Aul th' prises browt ewae
We th' band it Tanfeeld Lee. Chorus.
One Good Source:Polisses & Candymen, The Complete Works of Tommy Armstrong, The Pitman Poet, ed. Ross Forbes, TommyArmstrong Memorial Trust, 1987.
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