# Cresswell's Local and other Songs and Recitations 1883

Cresswell's Local and other Songs, Recitations, Etc. 1883 (or to give it is's full title – "Local and other Songs, Recitations, Etc Composed by Marshall Cresswell, Dudley, Northumberland. With Introductory Autobiography (second edition) Illustrated by J. W. Marcke. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. J. W. Chater 61 & 62 Grainger Street, West, 21, Collingwood Street, 89, Clayton Street, and "Cross House", Westgate Road and all Booksellers 1883" is a Chapbook of Geordie folk song consisting of over 100 pages, published in 1883.

## The publication

Marshall Cresswell wrote all the songs and a set of the original documents are retained in the archives of Border History Museum, Hexham.
The front cover of the book was as thus :-
LOCAL AND OTHER SONGS, RECITATIONS,
ETC COMPOSED BY MARSHALL CRESSWELL DUDLEY, NORTHUMBERLAND WITH INTRODUCTORY AUTOBIOGRAPHY (SECOND EDITION)
ILLUSTRATED BY J. W. MARCKE
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE J. W. CHATER 61 & 62 GRAINGER STREET, WEST 21, COLLINGWOOD STREET 89, CLAYTON STREET, AND "CROSS HOUSE", WESTGATE ROAD AND ALL BOOKSELLERS
1883

## Contents

are as below :-
| | title | songwriter | tune | brief description |
| 1 | front cover | | | |
| 3 | Preface | | | |
| 4 | Preface to the First Edition | | | Brief autobiography, dated 9 March 1876 |
| 7 | Lad that wants a Wife – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 9 | Unk'yuked Tripe – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 11 | Bella Walker's advice tiv hor dowtor | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 13 | Awd man's petition fra the workhoose te Tommy Burt | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 14 | Pitman's advice tiv his son – (A) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 17 | Joe's last voyage to sea | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 20 | Peter's pay, or the benefit of a bargain | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 24 | Time muthor lay bad i' bed – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 25 | Annitsford bogle – (The) – a fact | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 27 | Summer's cleanin' – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 29 | Invisible ghost – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 31 | Dudley pet – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | X. Y. Z. or The Pawnshop Bleezin' | |
| 33 | Morpeth Lodgings | Marshall Cresswell | Wait for the waggon | This song was awarded first prize in Chater's song competition. |
| 35 | Lass of Annitsford – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 36 | Midneet adventor – (A) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 38 | Hidden whisky bottle – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 42 | Bashful sweet heart – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 44 | Strange bed – (A) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 45 | New tramway car – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 47 | Dudley Station | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 49 | Pitman's visit te Rio de Janeiro – (A) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 51 | Whisky het | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 54 | Resurrection men – (The) – A fact | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 56 | Frustrated feast – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 58 | Creemayshon | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 59 | Neet sk'yul – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | X. Y. Z. or The Pawnshop Bleezin' | |
| 61 | Pitman meedyum – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | Tramp, Tramp | |
| 62 | Tom Linkin's box | Marshall Cresswell | Tinkers wedding | |
| 63 | Morpeth Bankwet – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | The wonderful Telegraph | |
| 65 | Telegraphic news | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 67 | For Ever at Rest | Marshall Cresswell | The Cliffs of Old Tynemouth | |
| 68 | Banks of the Wear – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 68 | Naughty workhouse lad – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 70 | Happy Pair O' Blyth – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 72 | Willow Tree – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 72 | short bio | Robert Gillespy, farmer | | |
| 73 | Pea-puddin' hot | Marshall Cresswell | Jennywine Yest | |
| 74 | That day hes noo g'yen by | Marshall Cresswell | The Miller O' the Dee | |
| 75 | Mother winnet cum h'yem | Marshall Cresswell | Kathleen Mavourneen | |
| 76 | Robert Gledson's pedigree | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 77 | Laws, Gledson, an' Mycroft; or a struggle te be second in the class | Marshall Cresswell | The Wonderful Talleygraf | |
| 79 | Fall at Dudley – (The) Mention of Billy Fairplay | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 80 | Wonderful change at Dudley – (The) Mention of new pit heap etc. | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 81 | Grainger Monnymint – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | Wundorful Tallygrip | |
| 83 | Nanny Moore; a parody | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 94 | North Durham election – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 95 | Collier's doom – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 95 | mention of | James Lennon | | |
| 98 | Good Templar's happy home – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 99 | Poor convict lad – (The) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 100 | Modest appeal – (A) | Marshall Cresswell | | |
| 103 | Dudley Colliery to Burneo (sic) | Marshall Cresswell | | Sailing to, working in, and returning from Sarawak, 1857-1859 Previously serialised in Newcastle Courant, 18 January - 12 April 1878 |
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