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Dm We had no way of G staying a Dm float

We G had to leave on the fer Dm ry-boat

Economic G refu Dm gees

G On the Dm run to F Germ Dm any

We G had the back of Dm Maggie’s G hand G- -

Dm Times were tough in G Geordie Dm land

Dm We got wor tools and G working Dm gear

And G humped it all from New F castle Dm to here

Dm Why aye man, G why aye, Dm why aye man

G Why aye man, Dm why aye, F why Dm aye man (x2)

Dm We’re the nomad tribes, G travelling Dm boys

In the G dust and the Dm dirt and the F racket and Dm the noise

Dm Drills and hammers, G diggers and Dm picks

G Mixing Dm concrete, F lay Dm ing bricks

There’s G English, Irish, Scots, the lot G --

Dm United Nation’s G what we’ve Dm got

Brickies, Chippies, G every Dm trade

G German building, Dm British-made

Dm Why aye man, G why aye, why Dm aye man

G Why aye man, Dm why aye, F why Dm aye man (x2)

G Nae more work on Dm Maggie’s G farm

Dm Hadaway down the G auto Dm bahn

G Mine’s a porta Dm cabin G bed

Dm or a bunk in a Nissan G hut Dm instead

Dm There’s plenty Deutschmarks G here to Dm earn

Dm And German tarts are F wun Dm derschoen

Dm German beer is G chemical- Dm free

G Germany’s al Dm reet with me

Some G times I miss my Dm river G Tyne G--

Dm But you’re my G pretty Dm Fraulein

Dm Tonight we’ll drink the G old town Dm dry

G Keep wor spirit Dm levels high

Dm Why aye man, G why aye, why Dm aye man

G Why aye man, Dm why aye, F why Dm aye man (x2)

Some G times I miss my Dm river G Tyne G--

Dm But you’re my G pretty Dm Fraulein

Dm Tonight we’ll drink the G old town Dm dry

G Keep wor spirit Dm levels high (x2)