The Newcastle Song Book; or, Tyne-Side Songster: Being a collection of comic and satirical songs, descriptive of eccentric characters, and the manners and customs of a portion of the laboring population of Newcastle and the neighborhood. Chiefly in t... Read more

The Newcastle Song Book; or, Tyne-Side Songster: Being a collection of comic and satirical songs, descriptive of eccentric characters, and the manners and customs of a portion of the laboring population of Newcastle and the neighborhood. Chiefly in the Newcastle dialect. CONTENTSPrefaceCanny NewcasselThe Quayside ShaverThe Jenny HooletThe GlisterThe Eagle Steam PacketJemmy Joneson's WhurryThe Skipper's WeddingThe AmphitriteMy Lord 'SizeCappy, or the Pitman's DogThe Pitman's CourtshipThe BaboonBilly Oliver's Ramble Between Benwell and NewcastleA Parody on Billy Oliver's RambleX Y Z at Newcastle RacesNewcastle Fair; The Little Pee DeeThe Tyne CossacksThe Pitman's Revenge against BuonaparteBob Cranky's 'Size SundayBob Cranky's Leum'nation NeetThe Pitman's SkellyscopeThe Bonny Keel LaddieMaw Canny HinnyBob Cranky's Account of the Ascent of Mr. Sadler's BalloonBob Cranky's AdieuThe Mayor of BourdeauxSwalwell HoppingWinlaton HoppingThe Sandgate Girl's LamentationThe Collier's RantWeel May the Keel RowThe New Keel RowThe Sandhill MonkeyThe Skipper's DreamThe Skipper's Account of the Orangemen's ProcessionThe PoliticiansTill the Tide Came inThe Sandgate Lassie's LamentHydrophobieThe Keelman and the GrindstoneNewcastle WondersQuayside Ditty, for FebruaryA Shields SoliloquyThe Green-Wives' LamentationA Petition from the Women of the Vegetable MarketThe Fish-Wives' ComplaintSunderland Jammy's LamentationThe Cobbler O' Morpeth CAUTIONCanny SheelsPermanent YeastThe Pitman's RambleCoaly TyneNewcassel RacesThe Quack DoctorsPeggy's LegThe TyneNanny of the TyneThe Bonny GyetsidersThe Water of TyneThe Newcastle SignsThe Wonderful GutterThe Local Militia-ManMasquerade at Newcastle TheatreNancy WilkinsonGreen's BalloonThe Newgate-Street PetitionBurdon's Address to His CavalryThe Collier's Keek at the NationBlind Willie SingingBold Archy & Blind Willie's Lament on the Death of Captain StarkeyA Voyage to LunninThe Newcassel PropsNewcassel WondersTim TunbellyThe Keel RowThe Barber's NewsThe BonassusShields Chain BridgeThe Colliers' Pay WeekThe TyneThe SpringParson MalthusPeter WaggyBessy of BlythKelvin GroveTo Mr. Peter Watson The Newcastle Subscription MillLizzie LibertyThe New Fish MarketJesmond MillTommy ThompsonFarewell to the TyneNorthumberland Free O' NewcasselThe Duchess and MayoressNewcastle AssizesThe Coal TradeTom Carr and Waller WatsonJohnny Sc--Tt and Tommy CTommy C--Rr in LimboThe Kitty Port Admiral at the BenchThe OwlLovely DeliaPandon DeanThe Newcastle HackneysNewcastle Hackney CoachesCome up to The ScratchThe Pitman's DreamThe Pitman's DreamFamed Filly FairT----Ly's Best BloodThe Newcastle NoodlesBritish JusticeThe Misfortunes of Roger & His WifeFarewell, ArchySir Tommy Made an Odd FellowWreckenton HiringOn Simpson the Pedestrian's FailureThe VictoryThe AlarmThe Half-Drowned SkipperThe Newcastle WorthiesHumanum Est ErrareOn George the Fourth's CoronationThe Newcastle Swineherd's ProclamationThe Golden HornsLoyal FestivitiesPicture of NewcastleNewcastle in an UproarCoronation Day at NewcastleCoronation ThursdayBob Fudge's Postscript to his Account of the great Town Moor MeetingBlind Willy's FlightThe New MarketsThe Changes on the TyneOn the Attempt to Remove the Custom House from Newcastle to ShieldsTHE CUSTOM HOUSE BRANCHThe Custom House Tree The Custom House BranchThe Mechanics' ProcessionVerses Written for the Burns' Club, A ParodyThe Natural PhilosopherThe Gateshead RadsThe Election DayMary DrueOpening of the New MarketsThe New MarketsMore InnovationsThe Humble Petition of the Old House in the Shield-FieldEuphy's CoronationSandgate Wife's Nurse SongBold Jack of the JournalSteam SoupThe Sandgate Lass on the Ropery BanksAn Old and Curious SongNewcastle LandlordsA New Song for Barge-DaySt. Nicholas' ChurchPaganini, the FiddlerThe Oyster-Wife's PetitionBroom BusomsThumping LuckDance to thy DaddyThe Friar and the NunSt. Nicholas' Great BellLukey's DreamJockerThe Corn MarketThe Skipper's Account of the Mechanics' ProcessionDrucken Bella RoyanThe Bonny Clock Fyeceand more... Less