Wearside childhood memories in song

Sunderland Echo

Mackem Folk Singer Dave Murray has a new album out - including this song about his childhood by the River Wear

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00:00This is a song about the River Weir. I used to love playing that when I was a kid. Here we go.

00:15As the light had walked down the street

00:19With a smile upon your face

00:23With me, it's a real merry going

00:28To our favorite place

00:31And by the River Weir we play

00:36Fishing and climbing all day

00:40Old old barrels and broken trees

00:44Making sails to catch the breeze

00:48Army vans and lines to go

00:52Chasing flatties on the sandbanks

00:55When the tide was low

00:59When the tide was low

01:03When the tide was low

01:07When the tide was low

01:12Me and me mates, we all run free

01:16Chasing through the cornfield tall

01:20Rising smoke from the copper burn

01:25Riding horses we had to learn

01:29Ghostly slides into a metal tree

01:33Getting strung by the busy bee

01:37Army vans and lines to go

01:41Chasing flatties on the sandbanks

01:45When the tide was low

01:48When the tide was low

01:52When the tide was low

01:56When the tide was low

02:01To the yellow lines we would climb

02:05Whatever the season, whatever the time

02:09Here it came from lovers near

02:13A different land to me and you

02:17In the pool we walked or swam

02:21Fiber until the night came in

02:25Ghostly rides and rabbits run

02:29Chasing galleys we had much fun

02:33Army vans and lines to go

02:37Chasing flatties on the sandbanks

02:40When the tide was low

02:44When the tide was low

02:48When the tide was low

02:52When the tide was low

02:57As we ran and walked along the streets

03:02With a smile upon me face

03:06I love playing down the river William May

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