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American Beef

from Trappy Lad by Tony Morris

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First import of American Beef to Guisborough,North Yorkshire and the reaction of an ironstone miner and the local farmers.

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On 10 March 1877 the Middlesborough News and Cleveland Advertiser carried an article about the advent to Guisborough of
AMERICAN BEEF
CHORUS
It’s scrag end of mutton, neck of lamb,
Bread and dripping for scratch-as-you-can.
Scrag end of mutton, neck of lamb,
Bread and dripping for scratch-as-you-can.

So what’s this ‘American beef’,
The Papers say is the ‘chief’.
It’s all right for some
But there’ll be no run
For round here we’re all on relief.
John Harker in Guisborough has got it
All the way from across the sea.
He’s a butcher of high reknown
But it’s not for you and me.
CHORUS
We’re ironstone mining all day,
Many mouths to feed on our pay.
The missus’s purse ‘ll be a lot worse
If she’s off buying beef any day.
They say it excited spectators,
Well any meat ‘ll do that,
Even a piece in ‘Hello pie’
Or a stringy bit of cat.
CHORUS

The farmers round here all complain
It’s going to ruin there game,
Say British is ‘chief’
Not American beef
And Guisborough ‘ll never be t’ same.
We reckon it’s a lot of hot air
For life will never be fair,
A few eats whenever they wish
A tasting of every dish
But for the ironstone man,
Well he eats when he can.

It’s scrag end of mutton, neck of lamb,
Bread and dripping for scratch-as-you-can.
Scrag end of mutton, neck of lamb,
Bread and dripping for scratch-as-you-can.

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from Trappy Lad, released October 29, 2014

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Tony Morris Whitby, UK

TONY MORRIS is an Own Brand Performer and Entertainer who performs his own songs and music.".
Currently running Covideo Folk Club Facebook Group.
About 200 rough and ready warts and all videos on his Facebook Profile Site, Be amazed.
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