Rowland "Rowley" Harrison (1841–1897) was a Tyneside poet and singer/songwriter, from Gateshead in County Durham.
His other jobs were as landlord of the Geordy Black in Gateshead and the Commercial Hotel[5] at Winlaton (it was here that he looked after Joe Wilson for a short while) and manager of his own concert halls.
An' the son that wanted it (The) Aw laff her bad temper away Barber's shop Bathin' lass o' Tinmuth (The) Bob Chambers (Robert Chambers was a Tyne oarsman who won the national sculling championship in 1859) – written c. 1861 Bonniest lass I’ Sheels (The) – This song refers to North Shields and has a large amount of spoken content.
Chep on strike (The) Coal cartman (The) Deeth of Renforth Drum Major (The) Geordy Black Geordy's deeth Gipsy Jack Gyetshead publican (or, aw'm always i' the bar) Gyetshead swell (The) - about a toff, parading around Gateshead in his finest I'm going down the hill - the alternative name for "Geordy Black" used in Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings by Thomas Allan Jack Simpson’s bairn Johnny wi' the gaunsey on Kyuk shop on the Kee (The) (or, the chep that stole the spyuns) Lad at the slottin' machine Lad on strike that wes gan te be married (The) Lass that work'd at Neville's Glass Hoose (The) Millisha lad i' trubbel (The) Nowt like a hoose o' yer awn Pidjon Dan Police's band (The) Pride of the haven, Ned Fry (The) Ratcatcher (The) Sawdust Jack Somebody’s stole me bottle Stivinson's Band trip te Wimbleton.
December 1864 Three-happens for a shave, an' thrippence for a crop (The) Two married men (The) Widow Broon's lament Ye think yor clivvor, but yor not A small book of over 50 pages and sized about 5" x 7½" (125mm x 190mm) entitled Rowland Harrison’s Tyneside Songs, containing local songs composed by Harrison (and with an illustrative sketch of "Geordy Black", was published around 1871.