Alnwick’s 25
The North Side Lassie
by J. P. Athey
‘Twas wi a little trepidation here in the north o’ wor nation
in Netherton’s ancient bit toon
a little Lady o’ fame, Joanie her name
we her trusty aad squeezebox sat doon
Her charge, a new tune, for aad Alnwick toon
for the accordion and fiddlers club
She accepted this duty an’ wrote a waltz o’ great beauty
in wor circle she is the hub
Named (The Silver Twenty-Five) while wor music’s alive
it will be played we pride and we pleasure
from the committee and members so A’body remembers
The Lassie fray the North’s side…..a treasure
The poem title, The North Side Lassie, stems from the village of Netherton, near Rothbury, being owned at one time by two different estates – hence North Side & South Side. Joan obviously lives in Northside.
Box and Fiddle
April 2002
in Netherton’s ancient bit toon
a little Lady o’ fame, Joanie her name
we her trusty aad squeezebox sat doon
Her charge, a new tune, for aad Alnwick toon
for the accordion and fiddlers club
She accepted this duty an’ wrote a waltz o’ great beauty
in wor circle she is the hub
Named (The Silver Twenty-Five) while wor music’s alive
it will be played we pride and we pleasure
from the committee and members so A’body remembers
The Lassie fray the North’s side…..a treasure
The poem title, The North Side Lassie, stems from the village of Netherton, near Rothbury, being owned at one time by two different estates – hence North Side & South Side. Joan obviously lives in Northside.
Box and Fiddle
April 2002