Blaydon Races (complete)

by geordie ridley

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I went to Blaydon races
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Twas on the ninth of June
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Eighteen Hundred and Sixty Two
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On a summer's afternoon
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I took the bus from Balmbras
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And she was heavy laden
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Away we went along Collingwood Street
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That's on the road to Blaydon

Chorus:
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Oh me lads you should've seen us gannin
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Passing the folks along the road
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Just to see them starin'
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All the lads and lasses there
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They all had smiling faces
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Gannin along the Scotswood Road
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To see the Blaydon Races