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06 Apr 15 - 04:28 AM (#3699959) Subject: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: GUEST,Singerdave Looking for the last verse for the above song by Johnny Handle, first line is:- Last Friday, I did well with little Nancy Brun. Can anyone provide the remaining three lines please. |
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06 Apr 15 - 06:40 AM (#3699978) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: GUEST,twerp Hi Dave, can you give us the other verses please - love the song but can't remember owt except the chorus |
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06 Apr 15 - 07:12 AM (#3699987) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: Megan L Couldn't find the lyrics but found it here on YouTube. Don't have time to transcribe it just now will do it when I get back if someone hasn't beat me to it |
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06 Apr 15 - 09:49 AM (#3700029) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: GUEST,twerp Thank you Megan |
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06 Apr 15 - 10:32 AM (#3700044) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: Megan L Stottin doon the waal Today is Friday pay day and the fyece will soon be off And aa'm glad the week is ended theres nae doot For we'll ride and draw wer pay and then we'll de away Get wur dinner put wur clathes on and gan oot And its stottin doon the waal Stottin doon the waal The Frida neet is never quite complete If Aa divvent get me sup AndAa'm feeinl me way alang hyeme By stottin doon the ropeworks waal Now a gaan doon tae the corner And there a meets the lads And we're gan inte the penny wet fur a sup And we'll gets oot the bones And a tanner start tae flee Fur when yer suppin ye never knaa yer luck And its stottin doon the waal Stottin doon the waal The Frida neet is never quite complete If Aa divvent get me sup AndAa'm feeinl me way alang hyeme By stottin doon the ropeworks waal But later oan again when we're feelin wersels lowsed We take wursels doon tae the Mem As we prance aroond the floor Theres many a chance tae score And roon the neet off taen the tott lass heyme And its stottin doon the waal Stottin doon the waal The Frida neet is never quite complete If Aa divvent get me sup AndAa'm feeinl me way alang hyeme By stottin doon the ropeworks waal Last Frida Aa did weel wie little nancy broon Ya know her father works in Fowerth West And as Aa was standin in the door and a thowt te de a bit more he opened it up and ye'll guess where Aa went next Aye He sent iss stottin alang the waal Stottin alang the waal The Frida neet is never quite complete If Aa divvent get me sup AndAa'm feeinl me way alang hyeme By stottin doon the ropeworks waal By chance I was almost done when I came upon this site Northumberland anthology The words seem to vary slightly from what my ear was picking up but not enough to bother me so I went with their words. Hope this is of help. |
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06 Apr 15 - 10:35 AM (#3700045) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: Reinhard The last image on Stottin' Doon the Waall has the lyrics. |
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08 Apr 15 - 08:39 AM (#3700500) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: Megan L Singerdave hope we have been able to help. |
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08 Apr 15 - 11:01 AM (#3700538) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: GUEST,Singerdave Megan, everyone has been a big help for which I thank you all, much appreciated, well done. |
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09 Apr 15 - 10:25 AM (#3700816) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: Uncle_DaveO Could someone translate that into English, please? Probably wouldn't be singable in English, but I'm interested. Dave Oesterreich |
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09 Apr 15 - 02:34 PM (#3700854) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: Megan L Stottin doon the waal Today is Friday pay day and the face will soon be off (Coal face) And I'm glad the week is ended there's no doubt For we'll ride and draw or pay and then we'll be away Get our dinner put our clothes on and go out And its bouncing down the wall bouncing down the wall The Friday night is never quite complete If I don't get me sup(drink) And I'm feeling my way along home By bouncing down the ropeworks wall Now a go down to the corner And there I meets the lads And we're go into the penny wet fur a sup (Bar room for a drink) And we'll gets out the bones (dice) And the tanners start tae fly (Money starts to fly) For when your drinking you never know your luck And its bouncing down the wall bouncing down the wall The Friday night is never quite complete If I don't get me sup(drink) And I'm feeling my way along home By bouncing down the ropeworks wall But later on again when we're feeling ourselves lowsed (Loosed released or finished work) We take ourselves down tae the Mem (Must be the name of a dancehall) As we prance around the floor There's many a chance to score And round the night off taking a girl home And its bouncing down the wall bouncing down the wall The Friday night is never quite complete If I don't get me sup(drink) And I'm feeling my way along home By bouncing down the ropeworks wall Last Friday I did well with little nancy brown You know her father works in Fowerth West (Name of a pit or seam) And as I was standing in the door and a thought to do a bit more he opened it up and you'll guess where I went next Aye He sent me And its bouncing down the wall bouncing down the wall The Friday night is never quite complete If I don't get me sup(drink) And I'm feeling my way along home By bouncing down the ropeworks wall Hope this helps Dave |
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10 Apr 15 - 04:52 AM (#3700965) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: GUEST,George Henderson The Penny Wet was the name of a pub in Walls end. Bones were dominoes and tanners were old style silver coins worth six pence in old money. |
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10 Apr 15 - 05:28 AM (#3700975) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: Megan L Thank you George I wasn't sure about penny wet if it was a place or a drink,in Kilsyth bones were dice so I suspected a bit of gambling. |
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11 Apr 15 - 02:25 PM (#3701223) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: Snuffy Fowerth West = 4th West (seam) |
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12 Apr 15 - 08:59 AM (#3701349) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: Megan L thanks snuffy |
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07 May 16 - 03:00 AM (#3788999) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: GUEST,Steve Dumpleton Fowerth West; 4th West, refers to a 'District' - a working area in a colliery usually synonymous with a specific coal face, but also including all the associated services with that coal face, e.g. roadways, haulage, ventilation, etc. which would be extended as the coal face itself advanced into the unworked area. Districts would be established in any workable coal seam (of which there might be several at different levels in the same colliery). |
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07 May 16 - 09:36 AM (#3789005) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: GUEST,Alex S We'll ride and draw WOR pay ie our pay, as in WOR lass - my wife |
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07 May 16 - 05:39 PM (#3789081) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: Paul Burke Didn't Schoenberg write "stottin' doon the toon row"? |
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27 Apr 17 - 03:44 PM (#3852785) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Stottin' doon the Waal From: GUEST,HughM Johnny told me recently that the "Mem" is the Memorial Hall in Wallsend, which functioned as a workers' canteen during the week and as a dance hall at weekends. |