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Leeds, A Seaport Town

from True North by Johnny Campbell

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Recorded with Folk on Foot podcast, on Whernside, Yorkshire's highest point.

lyrics

Oh dear! Oh dear! this a curious age is,
Alteration all the rage is,
Young and old in the stream are moving,
All in the general cry improving.
From the Exhibition I've brought news down,
They're going to make it a seaport town,
Instead of factories and cheap tailors
Nothing you'll see but ships and sailors!

This 'twill be I'll bet you a crown,
When Leeds becomes a sea-port town!

All over the town there'll be boats and barges,
Man-o-war ships that never so large is;
Steamers, backwards, forwards towing,
You'll ride for nothing, and they'll pay you for going.
Sailors swearing, spars a battering,
Heave-ye-hoing hand-spikes clattering,
Strange sails crowding every day,
Sailing and anchoring in Leeds bay!

The Liverpool Gent's all be undone
Here there will be nought but fun done,
Lads half wild, running their rigs sirs,
Landing their butter, their bullocks and pigs, sirs.
Then to make us merry and frisky,
Mealy potatoes and barrels of whiskey,
New-laid eggs a twelve month taken,
Old maids with money as rusty as bacon!

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from True North, track released January 26, 2024
Johnny Campbell - Vocals, Guitar
Mikey Kenney - Fiddle

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Johnny Campbell England, UK

Johnny has performed over 600 shows, toured 22 countries from USA, Mainland & E.Europe, Scandinavia & Nordic countries.

Performing established festivals such as Belladrum Festival & Tradfest Edinburgh & being billed with BBC Folk award nominees & winners in recent years such as Stick In the Wheel, Martin Carthy, Ye Vagabonds, Lankum, Daoiri Farrell, Ewan McLennan, The Men They Couldn't Hang.
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