Ian Nellins 'Made in Market Drayton' song

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Former Shropshire county councillor Ian Nellins has written a song about Market Drayton.

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00:00So often I ask people what Markham Newton's famous for, and there are a few things Markham Newton's famous for.

00:06And then I put it into a few words to an old Irish tune.

00:10Mr. Moore came to drink all the way from Dribblee.

00:15To-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro.

00:19To make lots of pots of yards for the likes of Hugh Lee.

00:23To-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro.

00:27Well, he brought jobs to the town for loads of boat from miles around.

00:31To get them to take some youngers home for free.

00:34But the yards that they're in were all made of marketry.

00:39To-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro.

00:42Up hill folks make their eyes in their drinker factory.

00:46To-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro.

00:50For Tisco was the marshals, Marks, Spencer's and Saint's great.

00:54To-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro.

00:58Well, they put meat into their pies.

01:00Pastry, too, without some surprise.

01:02Together they make lots of calories.

01:05But the pies that we had given were all made of marketry.

01:10To-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro.

01:13Well, history will tell us, or so I've heard it said.

01:17To-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro.

01:21That drinkin' is the hope of worth English gingerbread.

01:25To-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro.

01:29To show our pride is bloodin' out.

01:31Then aim to pumpin' around the boat.

01:33And pull up signs so everyone can see.

01:36That the gingerbread-ger-ring was all made of marketry.

01:41To-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro.

01:45Toad for a rainy day and supper for them made their love appear.

01:49To-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro.

01:53So they came to marketry and they said,

01:55We'll make it here.

01:57To-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro-ro.

02:01Well, in their thoughts of lovely hail.

02:03Sober muck and blonde appeal.

02:05So the beer that we like dragon was all made in Market Train

02:12So why not come and join us here in Market Train time

02:19You can't get here by trend nor get a taxi from the van

02:27Come and join us in a pub

02:33Enjoy the beer, enjoy the gruff

02:36But that's what Market Train people do

02:39And the good times you're creating will be made in Market Train

02:46Yes the fun you'll be creating will be made in Market Train

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