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Credits
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Malcolm Richardson
Songwriter
Lyrics
A young lady sat on the banks of the Tyne
To watch the ships come and go and all looked fine
But of what she saw, no man could warn her
Of the currents and tides at Comical Corner
Comical Corner, nobody could warn her
About the currents and tides of Comical Corner
So, the sailing ships would come and go
The fate of which no man could know
This way, that way, up and down
The captain's face was a permanent frown
Yes, those sailing ships would fail to flatter
'Cos, Comical Corner was no laughing matter
For the captain and crew of many a fine ship
Who did all they could to stop the tip
This way, that way, one long trauma
Was the currents and tides of Comical Corner
So, the sailing ships would come and go
The fate of which no man could know
This way, that way, up and down
The captain's face was a permanent frown
As the folk of Shields would stop to view
The unlucky captain with a struggling crew
Who came unstuck in a treacherous tide
With peaks and troughs, and nowhere to hide
This way, that way, one long trauma
Was the currents and tides of Comical Corner
So, the sailing ships would come and go
The fate of which no man could know
This way, that way, up and down
The captain's face was a permanent frown
Get the ha'penny dodger for some fun
As the ships go through that lethal run
With twists and turns way out of order
In the currents and tides at Comical Corner
This way, that way, one long trauma
Was the currents and tides of Comical Corner
So, the sailing ships would come and go
The fate of which no man could know
This way, that way, up and down
The captain's face was a permanent frown
As the sailing ships fought, tooth and nail
To batten the hatch and pull in the sail
Folk took bets on how they'd last
Before the noble lady lost her mast
This way, that way, one long trauma
Was the currents and tides of Comical Corner
So, the sailing ships would come and go
The fate of which no man could know
This way, that way, up and down
The captain's face was a permanent frown
Written by: Malcolm Richardson
