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
