IntroIn The Land Of Free Rivers,I'm Longing To BeWhere The Tyne, Wear And TeesMade The North Rolling SeaVerse 1Ah, Me Name Is John NorthFrom The South Of The ForthIn The Land Of Three Rivers I DwellIn The Steelworks And PitsI've Worked With Me MatesAnd Not A Bad Word AgainstThem I'll TellThey're The Best Bunch Of LadsAnd I'll Tell You For WhyIt's A Thought It Would Help YouAt A Jump In The TyneChorusIn The Land Of Free Rivers,I'm Longing To BeWhere The Tyne, Wear And TeesMade The North Rolling SeaVerse 2From Carlisle To Dover,From Bristol To HullAnd Every Town In BetweenI'm Known In Them AllBy My Accent And GallAnd Friendships From PorperTo QueenI've Got Lots Of Friends,Aye But Still Not EnoughI'm A Means To Their EndWhen The Going Gets RoughChorusIn The Land Of Free Rivers,I'm Longing To BeWhere The Tyne, Wear And TeesMade The North Rolling SeaVerse 3In Centuries Gone,Our Ancestral HomesWere Prey To The Romans And DanesBut Hadrian Knew, And Odin Did TooThat Northeast Was No Place For GamesThey Tried To Enslave Us,But All Efforts FailedWhile The Strength Of Saint AidanAnd Hilda PrevailedChorusIn The Land Of Free Rivers,I'm Longing To BeWhere The Tyne, Wear And TeesMade The North Rolling SeaVerse 4I Work Hard, I Play Hard, As Hard As I ToilAnd I Drink The Best Ale In The LandMy Roots Nestle DeepIn Northumbrian SoilMeet Branches AkinOutstretched HandsWhen Loneliness Takes YouAnd Dampens Your SongIf You Meet Up With John North,You'll Not Go Far WrongChorusIn The Land Of Free Rivers,I'm Longing To BeWhere The Tyne, Wear And TeesMade The North Rolling SeaVerse 5Ah, Me Name Is John NorthFrom The South Of The ForthIn The Land Of Three Rivers I DwellIn The Steelworks And PitsI've Worked With Me MatesAnd Not A Bad Word AgainstThem I'll TellThey're The Best Bunch Of LadsAnd I'll Tell You For WhyIt's A Thought It Would Help YouAt A Jump In The TyneOutroIn The Land Of Free Rivers,I'm Longing To BeWhere The Tyne, Wear And TeesMade The North Rolling Sea
