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
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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.