Poem 2 , A Much Warmer One :0))))

[Bobbisox1]

We’re going to visit Durham,
we’ll probably go by train.
We’re going to visit relatives
I hope it doesn’t rain.

We’ll get a train to Newcastle,
that’s the one upon the Tyne,
the one thatLindisfarne sang about..
“The fog on the Tyne’s all mine”.

There are many lovely places,
from the cities to the dales,
You can have yourself a Stottie cake,
and sample their brown ales.

The folk from there are Geordies,
they say things like “Howay man”.
They’ll sometimes call you “hinny”,
and they don’t “go”, they “gan”.

When they talk about a “canny lass”,
they don’t mean a girl that’s sly.
They mean that she’s a looker,
and she’s easy on the eye.

It means they like you if they call you “pet”,
and it’s “kidda” for a youth.
If you live anywhere belowDarlington,
then you come from “way doon Sooth”.

The countryside is beautiful,
with burns that run through gills,
and the rolling lawns overlooking hills,
can create some visual thrills.

The North’s produced its share of stars,
like Jimmy Nail and Sting.
There was Gazza and there’s Ant and Dec,
and we’ve all heard Cheryl sing.

But some of Newcastle’s great heroes
wear striped shirts in white and black.
There’s Beardsley, Robson, and AlanShearer,
there’s Pearce and Super Mac.

There are many old Geordie folk songs,
that tell of people and the places,
They sing of “When the boat comes in”,
and the famous “Blaydon Races”.

There are some are loud and some are vocal,
and some seem a little bawdy,
But I’m looking forward to my trip up there
when I’ll meet a real live Geordie.

[burlyshirley]

Lovely ! I love Geordieland and the people. My ex Mum in Law was a Geordie lass from Newcastle and one of the nicest people I have ever met.

[Bobbisox1]

Arh thanks Shirley

[Atheist]

Slightly better than McGonnegal, I suppose. :-)
(Excuse the spelling).

[Bobbisox1]

Only slightly Atheist? ;0)

[zylaphone]

Enjoy Bobbi, we are going back to Dartmoor, Devon

Tom Pearce, Tom Pearce, lend me your grey mare.
All along, down along, out along lea.
For I want for to go to Widecombe Fair,
With Bill Brewer, Jan Stewer, Peter Gurney,
Peter Davy, Dan'l Whiddon, Harry Hawke,
Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all,
Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all.

And when shall I see again my grey mare?
All along, down along, out along lea.
By Friday soon, or Saturday noon,
With Bill Brewer, Jan Stewer, Peter Gurney,
Peter Davy, Dan'l Whiddon, Harry Hawke,
Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all,
Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all.
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[Bobbisox1]

I’ve heard that one before Zyla but I wasn’t sure what area it was written about, thank you