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T:Blaydon Races
B:Singing Together, Summer 1978, BBC Publications
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
M:6/8
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w:I went to Blay-don Ra-ces, 'twas on the month of June.
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w:Eight-een hun-dred and six-ty-two on a sum-mer's af-ter-noon._ I
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w:took the bus to Balm-draes and she was hea-vy lad-den. A-
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w:way we went up Col-ling-wood Street, That's on the way to Blay-don. And it's
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w:O_ my lads,_ you should a' seen us gan-nin',_
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w:Pass-in the folks a-long the road, just as they were stan-nin'._ There was
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w:lots of lads and las-ses there, all wi' smil-in' fa-ces,
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w:Gan-nin' a-long the Scots-wood Road to see the Blay-don Ra-ces.