Blaydon Reggae Races

[Verse] Ah went to Blaydon Races, ‘twas on the ninth of Joon, In eighteen hundred an’ sixty-two, on a summer’s afternoon; Ah tuk the ‘bus from Balmbra’s, an’ she was heavy layden, Away we went alang Collingwood Street, that’s on the road to Blaydon. [Chorus] Ah me lads, ye shudda seen us gannin’, We pass’d the foaks upon the road just as they wor stannin’; Thor wes lots o’ lads an’ lasses there, all wi’ smiling faces, Gannin alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon Races. [Guitar Solo Interlude] [Verse2] We flew past Airmstrang’s factory, and up to the "Robin Adair", Just gannin’ doon te the railway bridge, the ‘bus wheel flew off there. The lasses lost their crinolines off, an’ the veils that hide their faces, An’ aw got two black eyes an’ a broken nose in gan te Blaydon Races. [Chorus] Ah me lads, ye shudda seen us gannin’, We pass’d the foaks upon the road just as they wor stannin’; Thor wes lots o’ lads an’ lasses there, all wi’ smiling faces, Gannin alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon Races. [Big Finish] [Verse 2] Now when we got the wheel back on Away we went again But them that had their noses broke They went back ower hyem Some went to the dispensary And some to Doctor Gibbs And some to the infirmary To mend their broken ribses [Chorus] Ah me lads, ye shudda seen us gannin’ (ooh yeah), We pass’d the foaks upon the road just as they wor stannin’ "woah"; Thor wes lots o’ lads an’ lasses there, all wi’ smiling faces, Gannin alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon Races. (come down selecta) (big up da block and beam crew - respect) [end]