Dunbar's local songs and recitations 1874 (full title: “Dunbar's Local and other Songs, Recitations and Conundrums, A Local Tale, &c. Composed by the late William Dunbar, Wardley Colliery, who died February 23rd 1874, aged 21 years. Printed by Stevenson and Dryden, St Nicholas' Church Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne 1874”) is a chapbook of Geordie folk song consisting of over 40 pages, published in 1874, after the author's death.

The publication William Dunbar wrote all the songs and a set of the original documents are retained in the archives of Beamish Museum.

The front cover of the book was as thus :-

LOCAL AND OTHER<br/ > SONGS, RECITATIONS, <br/ > AND CONUNDRUMS, <br/ > A<br/ > Local Tale, &c<br/ > COMPOSED BY THE LATE<br/ > WILLIAM DUMBAR<br/ > WARDLEY COLLIERY<br/ > WHO DIED FEBRUARY 23RD 1874, AGED 21 YEARS<br/ > <br/ > NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE<br/ > PRINTED BY STEVENSON AND DRYDEN, ST. NICHOLAS' CHURCH YARD<br/ > <br/ > 1874

Contents In alphabetical order are as below :-<br/ >

titletunebrief descriptionref1Best way to feel for a manWait for the turn of the tide2Billy BakerThe Handsome Page3Comic medleyWho's for the bus4Deeth o' Jimmy RenforthCastles in the airfamous local rower Jimmy Renforth5Doing all things for the bestTake care of the peace6Don't take offenceAct on the square7Forester's songOxford JoeAncient Order of Foresters at Wrekenton in 18728Geordy's payBarbara Bell9If ivvor aw cease te speakIf I ever cease to love10ImitationJust to show there's no ill feeling11Joe the barber's boyImensicoff12Joseph ArchThe Marble ArchJoseph Arch was the president of the newly founded National Agricultural Labourers' Union13Maw bonny Bess. (or A dog fancier's musings)14My A B C (or items alphabetically arranged)Bow, Wow, Wow15North Durham election, 1874. A dialogue between Tommy Stobbs and Sally16Nothing venture, nothing winPar excellence17Nowt se Queer as FoaksCastles in the Air18Playing the troonA t'yel wiv a seekwil, an' monny an eekwil19Pull that wins the dayPull, pull together, boys20Robin Ramsay; or, what aw'm puzzled wi'The whole hog or none21She greets me wiv a smileI am so volatile22Shiftin' – (The)23Wardley Band – (The)The pawnshop bleezin24We hevvent lang te be sober nooI wish I was a fish25Wellesley lads – (The)Imminsicoffone of the first schools set up to train sailors26We're seldom what we shud beThe country cousinoriginally printed in Chater's Diary and Local Remembrancer27Woman charmin' woman OTry, try againoriginally printed in Chater's Diary and Local Remembrancer28Would you like to seeDown among the coalsoriginally printed in Chater's Diary and Local Remembrancer

See also Geordie dialect words William Dunbar

References

External links

Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings