We went to
Blaydon Races
'twas on the
ninth of June
Eighteen hundred
an' sixty-two
on a summer's
afternoon
I took the bus
from Balmbra's
she was
heavy laden
And away we went
along Collingwood Street
that's on the road
to Blaydon
Ah me lads
you should have
seen us gannin'
Passing the folks
along the road
just as they
were stannin'
All the lads
an' lasses there
an' all wi' smiling faces
Goin' along the
Scotswood Road
to see the
Blaydon Races
We flew past
Armstrong's factory
and up by the
"Robin Adair"
We're gannin' out
of the railway bridge
the bus wheel
flew off there
The lasses lost
their crinolines
in veils that
hide their faces
I got two black eyes
an' a broken nose
just going to
Blaydon Races
Ah me lads
you should have
seen us gannin'
Passing the folks
along the road
just as they
were stannin'
All the lads
an' lasses there
an' all wi' smiling faces
Goin' along the
Scotswood Road
to see the
Blaydon Races
Well when we got
the wheel put on
away we went again
But them as had
their noses broke
they went back
ower hyem
Some went to
the dispensary
an' some to
Doctor Gibbs'
An' some to
the Infirmary
to mend their
broken ribses
Ah me lads
you should have
seen us gannin'
Passing the folks
along the road
just as they
were stannin'
All the lads
an' lasses there
an' all wi' smiling faces
Goin' along the
Scotswood Road
to see the
Blaydon Races
We flew across
the Tyne Bridge
and came to
Blaydon town
The barman he was
callin' then
they call him
Jackie Brown
I saw him talkin'
to some cheps
an' them he was
persuadin'
To gan an' see
Geordy Ridley's Show
at the Mechanics Hall
in Blaydon
Ah me lads
you should have
seen us gannin'
Passing the folks
along the road
just as they
were stannin'
All the lads
an' lasses there
an' all wi' smiling faces
Goin' along the
Scotswood Road
to see the
Blaydon Races
When we got
to Paradise
there were
bonny games begun
There were four and
twenty on the bus
and how we danced
an' sung
They called on me
to sing a song
I sung them
"Paddy Fagan"
I danced a jig
an' swung my twig
on the way
to Blaydon
Ah me lads
you should have
seen us gannin'
Passing the folks
along the road
just as they
were stannin'
All the lads
an' lasses there
an' all wi' smiling faces
Goin' along the
Scotswood Road
to see the
Blaydon Races
The rain it poured
down all the day
an' made the ground
quite muddy
Coffee Johnny
had a white hat on
and was shoutin'
"Whe stole the cuddy"
There were spice stalls
an' monkey shows
an' old wives
selling ciders
An' a chep wiv a
ha'penny round aboot
shoutin' "No me lads
for riders"
Ah me lads
you should have
seen us gannin'
Passing the folks
along the road
just as they
were stannin'
All the lads
an' lasses there
an' all wi' smiling faces
Goin' along the
Scotswood Road
to see the
Blaydon Races
And now a word
for Bobby Robson
hero of the town
A football man
A gentle man
who'd never
let you down
A friendly word
A cheery smile
and brave
right to the end
We're proud that
you were one of us
Sir Bob "Auf Weidersen"
Ah me lads
you should have
seen us gannin'
Passing the folks
along the road
just as they
were stannin'
All the lads
an' lasses there
an' all wi' smiling faces
Goin' along the
Scotswood Road
to see the
Blaydon Races
Ah me lads
you should have
seen us gannin'
Passing the folks
along the road
just as they
were stannin'
All the lads
an' lasses there
an' all wi' smiling faces
Goin' along the
Scotswood Road
to see the
Blaydon Races
Ah me lads
you should have
seen us gannin'
Passing the folks
along the road
just as they
were stannin'