# The Songs of the Tyne by Ross

The Songs of the Tyne is a chapbook of Geordie dialect songs, consisting of ten small volumes, and published c. 1846. It was the first in what became a series of publications; a second series of just three chapbooks was published c. 1850 by William R Walker.

## The publication

John Ross edited the ten volumes of "The Songs of the Tyne", a series of booklets containing "local" songs by "local" Tyneside composers, some well known at the time, others not. A set of the original documents were kept in the archives of Newcastle University. They are published by the John Ross, Printer and Publisher, Royal Arcade, Newcastle.

## Contents

| vol | pages | title | tune | songwriter | note |
| 1 | | Volume 1 published c1843 | | | |
| 1 | 1 | assume front cover | | | |
| 1 | 2 | assume inner | | | |
| 1 | 3–4 | Blind Willy's Death (or Blind Willie's Deeth) -Died 20 July 1832 | Jemmy Joneson's Whurry | Robert Nunn | |
| 1 | 5–6 | Wonderful Tallygrip | | unknown | |
| 1 | 6–7 | Encore verses to the Wonderful Tallygrip | | ?? | |
| 1 | 7–9 | The Pitman's Courtship | | William Mitford | |
| 1 | 9–10 | Tyne Exile's Return | | unknown | |
| 1 | 10–12 | Lukey's Dream | | unknown | |
| 1 | 12–14 | The Ether Doctor | | unknown | |
| 1 | 14–16 | The Skipper's Wedding | | William Stephenson | |
| 1 | 16–17 | Calleyforney O ! | Polly Parker | J. Bagnall | |
| 1 | 17–19 | The High Level Bridge | | unknown | |
| 1 | 19–20 | Jenny Lind, or the Pitman in Love | | unknown | |
| 1 | 20–22 | Cappy, or The Pitman's Dog | | William Mitford | |
| 1 | 22–24 | Canny Newcassel | | unknown | |
| 1 | 24 | printers name – therefore assume last page | | . | |
| 4 | | Volume 4 | | | |
| 4 | 1 | assume front cover | | | |
| 4 | 2 | assume inner | | | |
| 4 | 3–4 | The Newcassel Worthies | We've aye been provided for | William Armstrong | |
| 4 | 4–5 | Aud Wife's Paint | The Old Kirk Yard | ?? | |
| 4 | 5–6 | Newcastle Bangs the World | The New Policeman | R. P. Sutherland | |
| 4 | .6–8 | There's a grand time comin' | | R. P. Sutherland | |
| 4 | 8–10 | Gutta Percha | Canny Newcassel | unknown | |
| 4 | 10–12 | Tyneside Keelman | Literary Dustman | unknown | |
| 4 | 12–13 | Bonny Keel Laddie | | unknown | |
| 4 | 13–14 | Nanny Jackson's letter to Lord Morpeth | Canny Newcassel | unknown | |
| 4 | 14–15 | The Tyne | Banks and Braes o' Bonny Doon | ?? | |
| 4 | 15–16 | St. Nicholas' Church | | unknown | |
| 4 | 16–17 | Keelmen and the grindstone | Derry Down | unknown | |
| 4 | 17–19 | Sension Da, man | Newcassel Props | unknown | |
| 4 | 19–20 | The Noodle | Jeanette and Jeanot | John Brodie Gilroy | |
| 4 | 20–21 | The Jenny Howlett – or Lizzie Mudie's Ghost | | William Armstrong | |
| 4 | 21-?? | Tyne Conservancy versus Newcastle and Shields | The New Policeman | ?? | |
| 5 | | Volume 5 | | | |
| 5 | 1 | assume front cover | | | |
| 5 | 2 | assume inner | | | |
| 5 | 3 & 4 | Famed Filly Fair – or A peep in Pilgrim Street on a Sunday Neet | | unknown | |
| 5 | 5 & 6 | The Pitman's Happy Times | In the days when we went gipsying | Joseph Philip Robson | |
| 5 | | When we were at the skeul | | ?? | |
| 5 | 9 & 10 | The lass of Wincomblee | Nae luck about the house | unknown | |
| 5 | 10, 11, 12 & 13 | Newcastle Landlords 1834 | | William Watson | |
| 5 | 13 | Marsden Rock house | Alice Grey | ?? | |
| 5 | 15 & 16 | Paganini, the fiddler – or The Pitman's frolic | The Keebuckstane Wedding | Robert Emery | |
| 5 | 16, 17 & 18 | Bessie McFee | Kathleen O' Morre | unknown | |
| 5 | 18, 19 & 20 | Newcastle Fair | | unknown | |
| 5 | 20, 21 & 22 | Tom Johnson | Tallygrip | J. Bagnall | |
| 5 | 22 & 23 | The Keelman's visit to the Cassel | Merrily dance the Quaker's wife | unknown | |
| 6 | | Volume 6 | | | |
| 6 | 1 | assume front cover | | ?? | |
| 6 | 2 | assume inner | | ?? | |
| 6 | 3–4 | Commit no nonsense | Derry Down | unknown | |
| 6 | 4–7 | Days and deeds of Shakespere | The Old English Gentleman | unknown | |
| 6 | 7–9 | Coaly Tyne | Auld Lang Syne | unknown | |
| 6 | 9–10 | Tommy Carr's discussion wiv his wife, on the choice of a trade for their son Jack | Cappy, or The Pitman's Dog | J. Bagnall | |
| 6 | 11 | The Pitman's Candidate | Jeanette and Jeanot | unknown | |
| 6 | 12–13 | Bob Crankie's Adieu | The Soldiers' Adieu | John "Jack" Shield | |
| 6 | 13–16 | The Keelmen of the Tyne | Sprig of shillalah | unknown | |
| 6 | 16–17 | Newcastle is gaun to the wall | Jenny Jones | R. P. Sutherland | |
| 6 | 17–18 | The Noodle's tear | The Soldiers' tear | unknown | |
| 6 | 18-?? | The New Land Society | The King of the Cannibal Islands | ?? | |
| 6 | ?? | Newcastle Hackney Coaches | | ?? | |
| 6 | 20–21 | Nancy Wilkinson | Duncan Davison | unknown | |
| 6 | 21–22 | The Fishwives lament – on their removal from the Sandhill to the New Fish Market on 2 Jan 1826 | Sleeping Maggie | unknown | |
| 6 | 22–23 | The militia | The Campbells Are Coming | unknown | |
| 6 | 24 | Peggy Waggy | | unknown | |
| 6 | 24 | printers name – therefore assume last page | | | |
| 7 | | Volume 7 | | | |
| 7 | 1 | assume front cover | | | |
| 7 | 2 | assume inner | | | |
| 7 | 3–5 | The Pitman's museum | | J. Bagnall | |
| 7 | 5–6 | Jesmond Mill | | ?? | |
| 7 | 6–8 | Blind Willie Singin' | | Robert Gilchrist | |
| 7 | 8–9 | Maw bonny nanny goat | Bonny Ellerslie | R. P. Sutherland | |
| 7 | 9-11 | The Pitman's ramble | The Keebuckstane Wedding | unknown | |
| 7 | 11–12 | The Tyne | | ?? | |
| 7 | 13–14 | Newcastle Market | Adam and Eve | J. N. | |
| 7 | 14–16 | Thumping Luck | Gang nae mair to yon town | William Watson | |
| 7 | 16–17 | Sandgate Pant – or Jane Jemieson's Ghost | I'd be a butterfly | Robert Emery | |
| 7 | 17–18 | Nanny of the Tyne | | ?? | |
| 7 | 18–19 | Beggar's Wedding | Quayside shaver | William Stephenson | |
| 7 | 19–21 | Callerforney – A dialogue | Alley Creaker | J. Bagnall | |
| 7 | 22–23 | The Newcassel Blunderbuss – or ravelling extraordinary | Calder Fair | unknown | |
| 7 | 23–24 | The Pitman's dream – or A description of the North Pole | Newcastle Fair | Robert Emery | |
| 8 | | Volume 8 | | | |
| 8 | 1 | assume front cover | | | |
| 8 | 2 | assume inner | | | |
| 8 | 3–4 | Pandon Dean | | ?? | |
| 8 | 4–5 | Two Hundred Years to come | Days we went gipsying | J. Bagnall | |
| 8 | 6–8 | The local militia-man | Madam Figg's Gala | unknown | |
| 8 | 8–10 | The worthy rector | | ?? | |
| 8 | 10–11 | Geordy's disaster | | unknown | |
| 8 | 11–12 | The Friar and the Nun – A midnight Colloquy of the Nun's Field | | unknown | |
| 8 | 13 | Bessy of Blyth | | unknown | |
| 8 | 13–14 | Tim Tunbelly | Canny Newcassel | William Oliver | |
| 8 | 15–16 | Shields Chain Bridge, humourously described by a Pitman | | | note archaic spelling of Humourously |
| 8 | 17–22 | The Collier's Pay Week | | Henry Robson | |
| 8 | 22–24 | She wore an old straw bonnet – A parody on She wore a wreath of roses | | Joseph Philip Robson | |
| 8 | 24 | The Miner's Motto | | unknown | |
| 8 | 24 | printers name – therefore assume last page | | | |
| 9 | | Volume 9 | | | |
| 9 | 1 | assume front cover | | | |
| 9 | 2 | assume inner | | | |
| 9 | 3–6 | Wor Molly turned bloomer | The King of the Cannibal Islands | Joseph Philip Robson | |
| 9 | 6–7 | The collier's keek at the Nation | | Robert Gilchrist | |
| 9 | 7–9 | The Quack doctors | | unknown, but later attributed to Robert Gilchrist | |
| 9 | 9–12 | Voyage to Lunnen | | Robert Gilchrist | |
| 9 | 12–13 | Burdon's Address to the cavalry – A parody by James Morrison | | James Morrison | |
| 9 | 13–15 | Bold Archy and Blind Willie's lament on the death of Capt. Starkey | | unknown, but later attributed to Robert Gilchrist | |
| 9 | 15–17 | Newcassel Races | | William Watson | |
| 9 | 17–18 | The Pitman's return from Calleyforney | | unknown | |
| 9 | 18–19 | Maw wonderful wife | Barbara Bell | Joseph Philip Robson | |
| 9 | also | The Quayside Shaver | | ?? | |
| 9 | also | The misfortunes of Roger and his wife | | ?? | |
| 9 | also | Come up to the scratch – or The Pitman's Haggished | | ?? | |
| 9 | also | In childhood we wander | | ?? | |
| 10 | | Volume 10 | | | |
| 10 | 1 | assume front cover | | | |
| 10 | 2 | assume inner | | | |
| 10 | 201–204 | Bobby Bags, the poet | Billy Nuts, the poet | Joseph Philip Robson | |
| 10 | 204–205 | The Amphitrite | | Robert Gilchrist | |
| 10 | 205-? | Banks of the North | | ?? | |
| 10 | 206–207 | Mally's dream – A parody on the wife's dream | | Edward Corvan | |
| 10 | 207–209 | The Pitman's draw | Barbara Bell | Joseph Philip Robson | |
| 10 | 209 | The Old Burn | My ain fireside | B. Crowe | |
| 10 | 209–210 | I'm a snob – A parody on I'm afloat | | unknown | |
| 10 | 210–211 | Maw wonderful wife | Barbara Bell | Joseph Philip Robson | |
| 10 | 211–212 | The use and abuse – or the Pitman and the preacher | | Joseph Philip Robson | |
| 10 | 213–214 | The Keelman's reason for attending church | Jemmy Joneson's Whurry | Robert Nunn | |
| 10 | 214–215 | The Sandgate Lass on the Ropery Banks | The skipper's wedding | Robert Nunn | |
| 10 | 216–217 | Newcastle is my native place | We have always been provided for | unknown | |
| 10 | 217–218 | The Skipper's Dream | | T. Moor | |
| 10 | 218–220 | The lovesick collier Lass | All around my hat | Joseph Philip Robson | |
| 10 | 220–221 | The devil – or The nanny goat | Weel bred Cappy | unknown | |
| 10 | 221–222 | The Cliffs of Virginia | Drops of brandy | unknown | |
| 10 | 222 | printers name – therefore assume last page | | | |