Even less is known about Moor than many of his counterparts. The only information available coming from a brief item in "Allan’s Tyneside Songs".[1][2] Mr Moor, not even his Christian name is known, was a shoemaker who had a business in Denton Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne.
T. Moor was a Tyneside singer/songwriter. The only song attributed to his name is "The Skipper’s Dream". The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain in the early nineteenth century caused a shortage of labour, which in turn led to an influx of Irish families into England. This caused a certain amount of resentment, particularly in many places due to the families being of Roman Catholicreligion. When this was coupled with the threat of invasion by Napoleon and the Roman Catholic French, it caused even more concern and led to a sudden and alarming increase in the number of Orange Lodges. This forced the government to legislate against the Order in 1825. The song is evidence of the Anti-Papish paranoia felt at the time on Tyneside where Orange lodges were particularly prevalent. In this song, a Tyneside skipper, having fallen into a drunken sleep, is tempted to 'turn Papist', with caustic comments about the forgiving of sins for money.
T'other day, ye mun knaw, wey aw'd had a sup beer; It ran i' maw heed, and myed me sae queer, That aw lay doon to sleep i' wor huddock sae snug, An' dreem'd sic a dreem as gar'd me scart me lug.
Aw dreem'd that the queerest man iver aw see'd, Cam stumping alang wi' three hats on his heed; A goon on like a preest, (mind aw's telling ne lees) An' at his side there was hingin a greet bunch o' kees.
He stares i' maw fyece, and says, "How d'ye de ?" "Aw's teufish", says aw, "canny man, how are ye ?" Then he says, wiv a voice gar'd me trimmle, aw's shure, "Aw's varry weel, thank ye, but yor day is nigh ower."
Aw studies awhile, then says aw, "Are ye Deeth, Come here for to wise oot a poor fellow's breeth ?" He says, "No, aw'm the Pope, cum to try if aw can, Save a vile wretch like ye, fra the nasty Bad Man."
He said, yen St. Peter gov him them greet kees, To let into Hiven wheiver he'd please; An' if aw'd turn Papish, and giv him a Note, He'd send me to Hiven, without ony doot.
Then a yel heep o' stuff he talk'd aboot sin, An' sed he'd forgi' me whativer aw'd deun; An' if that aw'd murder'd byeth fayther and muther, For a five shillin peece, wey, aw might kill me bruther.
Says aw, "Mister Pope, gi's ne mair o' yur tauk, But oot o' wor huddock aw's beg ye to wauk; An' if ye divent get oot before aw coont Nine, Byeth ye and yor kees, man, aw'll fling i' the Tyne."
So aw on tiv me feet wiv a bit iv a skip, For aw ment for to give him an Orangeman's grip; But aw waken'd just then in a terrible stew, An' fand it a dream as aw've teld ye just noo.
— The Skipper's Dream
Comments on variations to the above versionedit
NOTE – In the early 19th century, as today, there were cheap books and magazines. Many of these "chapbooks" were on poor-quality paper to a poor standard and with poor-quality print. The works were copied with no thoughts of copyright, and the work required very little proofreading, and what was done was not required to a high standard. Consequently, the dialect words of songs varied between editions. This particular song shows several variations between the various published versions, some very minor, mainly in the spelling of the words, and sometimes variations within the same edition. Some of the most common are listed below :
^"Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings".
^Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings with lives, portraits and autographs of the writers, and notes on the songs. Revised Edition. Thomas & Gorge Allan, 18 Blackett Street, and 34 Collingwood Street, (Newcastle upon Tyne) – Sold by W. Allan, 80 Grainqer Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, B. Allan, North Shields and Walter Scott. London. 1891.
External linksedit
FARNE-Folk Archive Resource North East–The Skipper’s Dream
Allan’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings 1891
April 17, 2024
skipper, dream, skipper, dream, geordie, folk, song, written, 19th, century, moor, style, deriving, from, music, hall, skipper, dream, song, moorlanguageenglish, geordie, writtenc1824published1824lyricist, mooreven, less, known, about, moor, than, many, counte. The Skipper s Dream is a Geordie folk song written in the 19th century by T Moor in a style deriving from music hall The Skipper s Dream Song by T MoorLanguageEnglish Geordie Writtenc1824Published1824Lyricist s T MoorEven less is known about Moor than many of his counterparts The only information available coming from a brief item in Allan s Tyneside Songs 1 2 Mr Moor not even his Christian name is known was a shoemaker who had a business in Denton Chare Newcastle upon Tyne Contents 1 Lyrics 2 Comments on variations to the above version 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLyrics editT Moor was a Tyneside singer songwriter The only song attributed to his name is The Skipper s Dream The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain in the early nineteenth century caused a shortage of labour which in turn led to an influx of Irish families into England This caused a certain amount of resentment particularly in many places due to the families being of Roman Catholic religion When this was coupled with the threat of invasion by Napoleon and the Roman Catholic French it caused even more concern and led to a sudden and alarming increase in the number of Orange Lodges This forced the government to legislate against the Order in 1825 The song is evidence of the Anti Papish paranoia felt at the time on Tyneside where Orange lodges were particularly prevalent In this song a Tyneside skipper having fallen into a drunken sleep is tempted to turn Papist with caustic comments about the forgiving of sins for money T other day ye mun knaw wey aw d had a sup beer It ran i maw heed and myed me sae queer That aw lay doon to sleep i wor huddock sae snug An dreem d sic a dreem as gar d me scart me lug Aw dreem d that the queerest man iver aw see d Cam stumping alang wi three hats on his heed A goon on like a preest mind aw s telling ne lees An at his side there was hingin a greet bunch o kees He stares i maw fyece and says How d ye de Aw s teufish says aw canny man how are ye Then he says wiv a voice gar d me trimmle aw s shure Aw s varry weel thank ye but yor day is nigh ower Aw studies awhile then says aw Are ye Deeth Come here for to wise oot a poor fellow s breeth He says No aw m the Pope cum to try if aw can Save a vile wretch like ye fra the nasty Bad Man He said yen St Peter gov him them greet kees To let into Hiven wheiver he d please An if aw d turn Papish and giv him a Note He d send me to Hiven without ony doot Then a yel heep o stuff he talk d aboot sin An sed he d forgi me whativer aw d deun An if that aw d murder d byeth fayther and muther For a five shillin peece wey aw might kill me bruther Says aw Mister Pope gi s ne mair o yur tauk But oot o wor huddock aw s beg ye to wauk An if ye divent get oot before aw coont Nine Byeth ye and yor kees man aw ll fling i the Tyne So aw on tiv me feet wiv a bit iv a skip For aw ment for to give him an Orangeman s grip But aw waken d just then in a terrible stew An fand it a dream as aw ve teld ye just noo The Skipper s DreamComments on variations to the above version editNOTE In the early 19th century as today there were cheap books and magazines Many of these chapbooks were on poor quality paper to a poor standard and with poor quality print The works were copied with no thoughts of copyright and the work required very little proofreading and what was done was not required to a high standard Consequently the dialect words of songs varied between editions This particular song shows several variations between the various published versions some very minor mainly in the spelling of the words and sometimes variations within the same edition Some of the most common are listed below aboot and about coont and count great and greet hanging and hinging heep and hep kees and keys noo and now peece and piece preest and priest te and to teld and told waken d and wakenedSee also editGeordie dialect wordsReferences edit Allan s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings Allan s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings with lives portraits and autographs of the writers and notes on the songs Revised Edition Thomas amp Gorge Allan 18 Blackett Street and 34 Collingwood Street Newcastle upon Tyne Sold by W Allan 80 Grainqer Street Newcastle upon Tyne B Allan North Shields and Walter Scott London 1891 External links editFARNE Folk Archive Resource North East The Skipper s Dream Allan s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings 1891 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Skipper 27s Dream amp oldid 1131349887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
