To make safe footing on the Tyne;
And old and young of every rank
Pay them a toll to pace the Tyne.
There’s next erected many a tent,
And blazing fires the fancy charm;
Where the shivering lookers-on soon went,
And dine and drink to keep them warm.
From Red Heugh down to Ouse Burn Quay,
The river’s crowded like a fair;
And many a group of people play