Water of Tyne, The

Roud 1364

This song is to be found at page 3 of "English County Songs" edited by Lucy Broadwood and J A Fuller Maitland (Leadenhall Press, 1893). The editors' notes state that the words and tune are to be found in "Northumbrian Minstrelsy" ,page 89, with further notes to the effect that "Mr S Reay, Mus B, in a paper on "Northumberland Ballad Music" read before the National Society of Professional Musicians in January 1892, states that this song was taken down by Mr Stokoe from the singing of an old man at Hexham, and that it has appeared in many song-books since 1793" -Musical News, January 22, 1892

The words and tune can be found at [[1]]