Mackem Folk Singer Dave Murray has composed this tribute to the Vaux dray horses.
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00:00 [MUSIC - EDWARD JOHN MAHONEY, "FOX'S HAIL"]
00:03 [MUSIC - EDWARD JOHN MAHONEY, "FOX'S HAIL"]
00:05 Oh, Edward John Mahoney is a kind, kind lad.
00:10 Was a trademan for Fox Brewery in the heart of Sunderland.
00:14 Now a cobblestone had once gleamed
00:16 to deliver the fox's hail.
00:19 To the rhythm of the horse's shoe goes the echo's way.
00:24 Through bustling streets and back lanes,
00:26 through fun cobblestone, far and wide those fox's horses roam.
00:33 Standing tall, relying strength, 18 hands and three,
00:37 Jack and Regal pulled those carts of ale for you and me.
00:43 With tireless strength and grace,
00:45 those gentle giants worked our town, pulling carts of ale
00:50 and never slowing down.
00:52 Feed to first the working class, they'd work a Christmas day.
00:56 Unsung heroes like a working man, Jack and Regal I say.
01:01 Oh, Edward John Mahoney is the kind, kind lad.
01:05 Was a trademan for Fox Brewery in the heart of Sunderland.
01:10 Now a cobblestone had once gleamed
01:12 to deliver the fox's hail.
01:14 To the rhythm of the horse's shoe goes the echo's way.
01:20 In teams of two, they graced our town,
01:22 a beautiful sight to see.
01:24 Jack and Regal pulling fox's ale for you and me.
01:29 Stubble and strong and set fast from a time long ago,
01:33 Jack and Regal were the names of the folklore they told.
01:36 Now if you hear the hoof on cobblestone,
01:44 when nighttime falls and you're all alone,
01:48 by Fontaine Road where the stables they once stood,
01:52 you may hear Jack and Regal pulling out another load.
01:59 So come, let's raise a glass to the fox's drey
02:03 and the cunny lad who led them on their way.
02:07 Many a royal show did they go, led by Edward John Mahoney,
02:14 now you know.
02:14 Oh, Edward John Mahoney is the kind, kind lad.
02:22 Was a dream in Fonfart brewery in a heart of Sunderland.
02:26 How a cobblestone had once gleamed
02:28 to deliver the fox's hail.
02:30 To the rhythm of the horse's shoe goes the echo's way.
02:34 Oh, Edward John Mahoney is the kind, kind lad.
02:47 [HORSE GALLOPING]
02:50 You're a cunny lad there, man.
02:56 (chewing)