The Ballad of the Crocodile and the Underpass

Howay Jimmy

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Howay Jimmy  

Chorus

Howay Jimmy come on down

Look at our new town

The streets are lined 

And soon you’ll find 

There’re full of roaring crowds

Howay Jimmy come on down

Give our hands a shake 

We’re dressed up to the nines

And we’ve asked the band to play 

‘Cause things like this don’t happen every day…

Verse 1

Flags at the ready

Lets wave those stars and stripes

A striking combination of red blue and white

Hello Mr President

With one we share a name

And here you are on your first trip of presidential fame 

Bridge

Pedal to the floor he arrives our doorstep

Like that of those before and so the story goes

Chorus

Howay Jimmy come on down

Look at our new town

The streets are lined 

And soon you’ll find 

There’re full of roaring crowds

Howay Jimmy come on down

Give our hands a shake 

We’re dressed up to the nines

And we’ve asked the band to play 

‘Cause things like this don’t happen every day…

Verse 2

Green thumbs at the ready

Let’s head down to the green

We all know what happened to that poor tulip tree

Hello Mr President

For you we have a gift 

A miners flame safety lamp used in colliery F

Bridge

Pedal to the floor he arrives our doorstep

Like that of those before and so the story goes

Chorus

Howay Jimmy come on down

Look at our new town

The streets are lined 

And soon you’ll find 

There’re full of roaring crowds

Howay Jimmy come on down

Give our hands a shake 

We’re dressed up to the nines

And we’ve asked the band to play 

‘Cause things like this don’t happen every day…

Middle 8 

Howay Jimmy, Howay Jimmy, Howay Jimmy, Howay Jimmy x2 (whoas in background)

Chorus

Howay Jimmy come on down

Look at our new town

The streets are lined 

And soon you’ll find 

There’re full of roaring crowds

Howay Jimmy come on down

Give our hands a shake 

We’re dressed up to the nines

And we’ve asked the band to play 

‘Cause things like this don’t happen every day…

‘Cause things like this don’t happen round our way…

‘Cause things like this don’t happen Mmmmm

Howay Jimmy was written and performed by Paige Temperley.

Credits

You’ve been listening to the Washington Community Podcasting group and Laurie Endean-Olsen, David Warden, Olive Metcalfe, Jim Metcalfe, City Swing, April Welby, Mike Laws, Barbara Fiddy and Shaun Hair.

The Crocodile and the Underpass ballad podcast is produced by Grace Stubbings and the Washington community podcasting group, with songs composed and performed by David Brewis and Paige Temperley. The project was developed by Washington Heritage Partnership, Sunderland City Council’s Washington Area Committee, Sunderland Culture at The Arts Centre Washington, Baseline Shift and We Make Culture, with support from the University of Sunderland. and The National Heritage Lottery Fund. This project has been made possible by the support of The National Lottery Heritage Fund with many thanks to National Lottery players.

Executive Producers: Caroline Mitchell and Jude Murphy