10*KEY0 RUN |M
20CLS:VDU2
30VDU1,27,1,97,1,1:VDU1,27,1,69:VDU1,
27,1,119,1,1:REM Ctr-Emp-Hgt
40VDU1,14:PRINT"Sand-Dancer"'
50VDU1,14:PRINT"-----------"'
60VDU1,27,1,70:VDU1,27,1,119,1,0:REM
Emp-Hgt
70:
80VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"S";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
90PRINT"and-Dancer,Sand-Dancer,Come b
ack to Shields,"
100VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"T";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
110PRINT"o the south of the old River
Tyne,"
120VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"C";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
130PRINT"ome back to the rocks and the
old golden sands,"
140VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"A";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
150PRINT"nd the folks who will always
be thine."'
160:
170VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"I";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
180PRINT" was just a wee lad without a
ny cares,"
190VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"M";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
200PRINT"y playground the edges of the
sea,"
210VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"A";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
220PRINT"nd in my search for adventure
s rare,"
230VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"T";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
240PRINT"he rocks and the beach beckon
ed me."'
250:
260VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"S";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
270PRINT"cared, scuttling crabs i poke
d out of their holes"
280VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"W";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
290PRINT"ith a stick which was also a
spear,"
300VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"O";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
310PRINT"r a sword or a whip or a fish
ing rod,"
320VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"O";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
330PRINT"r whatever i wished it to be.
"'
340:
350VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"I";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
360PRINT"'d sit on the pier jutting ou
t to the sea."
370VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"A";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
380PRINT"nd watch the ships come and g
o,"
390VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"I";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
400PRINT" saw the fishermen haul in th
eir nets,"
410VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"A";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
420PRINT"nd the ferries that plied to
and fro."'
430:
440VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"I";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
450PRINT"'d hear the scream and the sc
reech of the gulls,"
460VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"A";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
470PRINT"s they dived and wheeled in t
he sky,"
480VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"A";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
490PRINT"nd the migrant birds that hur
ried on,"
500VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"T";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
510PRINT"o warmer climes passed by."'
520:
530VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"N";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
540PRINT"ow my father he called me'San
d-Dancer,"
550VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"T";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
560PRINT"hough a Dancer i ne'er would
be,"
570VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"B";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
580PRINT"ut he explained why he called
me that,"
590VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"O";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
600PRINT"ne day as we walked by the se
a."'
610:
620VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"'M";:VDU
1,20:VDU1,27,1,70
630PRINT"y Son.My Son. my bonny bit la
d,'"
640VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"H";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
650PRINT"e said with a grin on his fac
e,"
660VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"'I";:VDU
1,20:VDU1,27,1,70
670PRINT"t wasn't your choice to be bo
rn in South Shields',"
680VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"'I";:VDU
1,20:VDU1,27,1,70
690PRINT"t could have been any old pla
ce'."'
700:
710VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"B";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
720PRINT"ut where'ere you might be in
this wide. wide world"
730VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"T";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
740PRINT"here isn't a place that yield
s"
750VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"I";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
760PRINT"t's charm and love to all its
folks,"
770VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"L";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
780PRINT"ike canny ould South Shields.
"'
790:
800VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"S";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
810PRINT"ince then iv'e sailed the sev
en seas,"
820VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"S";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
830PRINT"een many foreign lands,"
840VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"B";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
850PRINT"ut nowt can beat Canny Ould S
hields,"
860VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"A";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
870PRINT"nd her lovely golden sands."'
880:
890VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"F";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
900PRINT"rom Marsden Rock to the 'Groy
ne' painted red,"
910VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"F";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
920PRINT"rom the Trow Rocks down to th
e pier,"
930VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"A";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
940PRINT"s a 'Sand-Dancer' born and br
ed in South Shields,"
950VDU1,14:VDU1,27,1,69:PRINT"I";:VDU1
,20:VDU1,27,1,70
960PRINT"'ll always hold you dear'."'
970PRINT" -------=========-------"
980VDU1,27,1,119,1,0:REM Dble Hght
990VDU1,15:PRINT"Written By an Unknown
Authur":VDU1,18:REM Comp
1000VDU1,27,1,70:VDU1,27,1,97,1,0:REM E
mp-Ctr
1010VDU3:END
1020REM" SAVE"DANCER"