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THE OLDHAM TINKERS

Cradle song


Cradle Song

 by Edwin Waugh
Gerry Kearns, vocal & guitar; John Howarth, vocal & concertina; Dave Howard, mandolin.


Th’ child cries i’th cradle;
Th’ cake burns o'th stone;
Th’ cow moos i'th milkin’ gap,
At th’ end o'th loan.


The cat purs o'th hearthstone;
Th’ clock ticks i’th nook;
Th’ kettle sings o’th' hob ; an’
Th’ pon hangs o’th hook.


Th’ woint roars i’th chimbley;
Brings down the soot;
Mam knits, an’ sings, an’
Rocks wither fuut.


Nan’s off a-churnin’;
Dick’s gone to th’ barn;
Lap little Billy up,
To keep him warm.


Round Billy’s curly yed;
Good fairies play;
Tentin’ his little bed,
Till break o’ day.


One day brings sunshine;
Th’ next day brings rain;
No day brings Billy’s dad
Back here again.


Sleep little darlin’, sleep;
God watch o’er thee!
Thou’rt o’ that’s left i’th world,
To comfort me!

Sleep little darlin’, sleep;
God watch o’er thee!
Thou’rt o’ that’s left i’th world,
To comfort me!

This song has lain dormant in the Tinkers repertoire for some years but recently John’s addition of vocals and concertina has given it a new life.
Gerry put a tune to this old Edwin Waugh poem in the seventies which the Tinkers hope compliments the description and emotion of the poem.





CRADLE SONG
‘A LANCASHIRE GRACE’ LFCD031
THE OLDHAM TINKERS
LIMEFIELD
Recorded by Dave Howard at his studio in Bury, Lancashire
Mixed and mastered  by John Ellis and Will Falkiner at Limefield Studio, Middleton, Manchester
Poem: Edwin Waugh (1817 - 1890)
Music: Gerry (Gerarde) Kearns.
Vocals: John Howarth and Gerry Kearns.
​Instruments: John Howarth concertina, Dave Howard mandolin and Gerry Kearns guitar.



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