Lyr Req: Neighbours doon bela

11 Jul 01 - 07:09 AM (#503848)
Subject: Neighbours doon bela
From: Ranks

Hello there,

the High Level Ranters recorded this song.

I looked on some Northumbrian pages an could not find the Lyrics.

Thanks,

Ranks

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11 Jul 01 - 07:38 AM (#503864)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Neighbours doon bela
From: IanC

Rank

Can't find anything on the net but you might try asking Conrad. His net site's here.

Cheers!
Ian

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11 Jul 01 - 08:31 AM (#503918)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Neighbours doon bela
From: Ranks

Thanks Ian,

I know this Page and i`is the one I always look at, when looking for this kind of lyrics. If it is not there, only MudCat can help.

Ranks

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11 Jul 01 - 09:54 AM (#503972)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Neighbours doon bela
From: A Wandering Minstrel

It's a Joe Wilson song. I have the words at home and if no-one else comes up with them I will copy them up and post them when I am online next

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12 Jul 01 - 04:54 AM (#504759)
Subject: Lyr Add: NEIBORS DOON BELAA (NEIGHBORS DOWN BELOW)
From: A Wandering Minstrel

Herewith as promised

The Neibors Doon Belaa

Aa'll tell ye the deins o some of the foaks
that leeves in wor neiborhood
Thor a lot o lazy good fer nowts
and the best o thems far frae geud
Frae Sunday morn to Sat'day neet
Thor cadgin neet an day
Whativor they borrow they nivvor retorn
so ye might as well hoy it away.

CH:
They'll borrow yor onions leeks and peas
Whenivor thor pots te boil
They tak yer hapenny candles
if the cannat get paraffin oil
Whativvor they borrow they nivvor retorn
sich foaks aa nivvor saw
They'd skin a rast for its hide and fat
Will the neibors doon belaa

Thor's Mistress jones set up hor gob
an axed us what aa meant
When aa wouldnt give her haaf-a-croon
te help heor pay the rent
Aa lent her mony's a one before
But aa nivor will agyen
For she caa'ed us a hot-heeded fiery feul
and she hit us wi' a steyn

Aa started a shop but oh dear me
of that Aa seun got sick
Twas like a clock that waddent gan
wi'oot its favorite tick
The mainspring broke, the clock was then
Hoyed oot intiv the street
Aa often said that shop would gan
If the neibors wad de reet

Cheers AWM

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12 Jul 01 - 06:36 AM (#504810)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Neighbours doon bela
From: Ranks

Thank you very much Wandering Minstrel,

I am gonna credit you, whenever we play this songe live.

Ranks

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12 Jul 01 - 09:28 AM (#504909)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Neighbours doon bela
From: A Wandering Minstrel

Ranks

I am honoured, but I only did the typing :)

The penultimate line of the chorus should of course read

They'd skin a rat......

But I got a sudden case of the Thumbling Stums just there AWM

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02 Feb 24 - 03:04 PM (#4196537)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Neighbours doon bela
From: GUEST,Lilian Milne

It is not Joe Wilson’s song.
It was written by James Wemyss, I have original manuscript.
I,m James Wemyss great grand daughter.

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