Henry's Songbook

Travelling, tired and I'm dusty
Wind's blowing high and it's gusty
Over Boothferry Bridge
Boothferry Bridge
My gateway to home again
My gateway to home again

I've been away such a long time
In old towns that were not mine
But Boothferry Bridge
Boothferry Bridge
It feels so fine to see you
It feels so fine to see you

I'll never cross you and leave again
I'll never ever believe again
That there's better things waiting somewhere
That there's better things coming if I go there

You rattle and shake to greet me
Your rusty iron is beneath me
Boothferry Bridge
Boothferry Bridge
It's so nice to say hello
It's so nice to say hello

Repeat 3

Repeat 1

[1972:] A disgusting piece of rotting ironwork, no model for a romantic song, but I liked the name. Dedicated to those who get homesick for Hull. (Notes Harvey Andrews, 'Writer of Songs')

[1990:] I wanted to write a song about a bridge. Bridges are the perfect symbols of contact. But you can't sing names of English bridges, so I was looking for a name I could sing. And I came across Boothferry Bridge, near Hull. - The bridge itself is ugly, old and rusty. But it made a very romantic song. (Harvey Andrews, intro Kappeln, more or less)

See also Mudcat.org
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=36120#499335