The Immigrant Lad

And here I sit with a tear in my eye
The waters of Tyne in between you and I
And here I sit with a tear in my eye
The waters of Tyne in between you and I

As a child I dreamed of her
On the far banks of the river
I knew she could not be reached
For my mind was forever wondering
Far above his head
As he tried his best to teach me
The river was muddy and black
Black as the coal she carried
Impossible to cross, many men had tried
The old sailor told me, another life is lost

And here I sit with a tear in my eye
The waters of Tyne in between you and I
And here I sit with a tear in my eye
The waters of Tyne in between you and I
Black was the colour of my childish dreams
Impressions that would last
Black coal, coal black pit yacka's face
Escaping the coal dust blast
Blind pony stumblin' to the light of day
To retire in the green fields forever
And I'll build me a bridge of steel
To beat the black river forever
I'll beat that black river forever
I'll beat that muddy river forever

And here I sit with a tear in my eye
The waters of Tyne in between you and I
And here I sit with a tear in my eye
The waters of Tyne in between you and I

Conversation in a London Bar:
Cockney: I don't know why you geezers
Come down to London all
The time, 'cause you look so
Miserable all the time, y'know
Geordie: That's true
I havna been too happy but what brought us
Down here was three years on the
Docks and I just come down here for work
And for money and get a bit few
Few more quid in me pocket
Cockney: yeah, but coming down
To the smoke, mate
You need people to see, you'll need friends
To goin' to see because it's
A hard town down here