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27 Apr 11 - 02:47 AM (#3143161) Subject: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn From: Joe Offer 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- |
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27 Apr 11 - 02:50 AM (#3143164) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn From: Little Robyn Hi Joe Try |
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27 Apr 11 - 02:51 AM (#3143165) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn From: Little Robyn Whoops, where did that go? Try this thread Robyn |
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27 Apr 11 - 04:47 AM (#3143214) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn From: Jack Blandiver 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 |
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27 Apr 11 - 08:23 AM (#3143318) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn From: *#1 PEASANT* 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 |
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02 May 11 - 07:25 PM (#3146763) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn From: Jim Dixon 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. |
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03 May 11 - 04:26 AM (#3146943) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn From: GUEST,Suibhne Astray 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. |