Come Geordie ha'd the bairn
"Come Geordie ha'd the bairn" or "Aw wish thy Muther wad cum" is a famous Geordie folk song written in the 19th century by Joe Wilson, in a style deriving from music hall. The song was written in a satirical style which was based on his own brother’s discomfort at nursing their little baby sister. Lyrics Joe Wilson was probably the most prolific of all the Geordie songwriters of the time. Many of his works were published in his book of ‘Songs and Drolleries’ which is a feast of dialect materials. This version is as follows:- Come, Geordie—ha'd the Bairn or Aw wish thy Muther wad cum. Air – “"The Whistling Thief".” Come, Geordie, ha'd the bairn, Aw's sure aw'll not stop lang; Aw'd tyek the jewel me sel, But really aw's not strang. Thor's floor an' coals to get, The hoose-wark's not half deun, Sae--haud the bairn for fairs, Thou's often deun't for fun. Then Geordie held the bairn, But sair agyen his will; The poor bit thing wes good, But Geordie had nee skill; He haddent its Muther's ways, He sat byeth stiff an' numb; Afore five minutes was gyen, He wish'd its Muther wad cum. His wife