Tour of the Dales - Watersons

Following the Watersons 'Tour of the Dales' around Swaledale & Wharfdale.
The song is thought to have been written by the school teacher, Mister Simms of the last verse.
Mike Waterson, Norma Waterson, Elaine (Lal) Waterson, John Harrison

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Watersons
• English Folk
• Yorkshire Dales

[AlfredSaussotte]

have loved this song for thirty years. wonderful to see the views of the area, and the latter-day Mr Simms, toward the end of the clip ... he even achieves the same self-effacement as the original. brilliantly done. Now what is the last line of the Grace Parsons verse ? please post

[TSCHATSWOOD]

@AlfredSaussotte

Ta Alfred.

"And the parson lives out t'back for he's very good,

And there's Larriot and Nixon live snug on the wood"

is my take on it.... Mike? Norma? Martin?

[frenk1973]

Love it

[gilyat]

@TSCHATSWOOD I think it is " And there's Larriot and Nixon live snug up t' wood" (It being Yorkshire like!)

[seagullpie]

The land of my childhood - what a privilege to watch the images set to this great song.

[Kittielips]

Thank you.

5*****.

Jennie.

[Kittielips]

@MorrisManDanceMan

I don't get it. What are they waffling on about?

Thank you.

Jennie.

[hammelsburgh]

one of my favourite songs, brilliant!!

[MorrisManDanceMan]

so bloody brilliant thanks fantastic thanks