As I came thro' Sandgate, Thro' Sandgate, thro' Sandgate As I came thro' Sandgate, I heard a lassie sing:
ChorusWeel may the keel row, The keel row, the keel row Weel may the keel row That my laddie's in.
Oh, wha's like my Johnnie, Sae leish, sae blithe, sae bonny? He's foremost 'mang the Mony keel lads o' coaly Tyne. (Chorus) He'll set and row sae tightly, Or in the dance sae sprightly He'll cut and shuffle sightly 'tis true - were he not mine. (Chorus) He wears a blue bonnet, Blue bonnet, blue bonnet He wears a blue bonnet, A dimple in his chin (Chorus)

Notes: “keels” = large boats that carried the coal from the banks of the Tyne to the waiting collier ships

“leish” = athletic

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