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1. Oven. 2. Scuttle.
Snaw, snaw, coom faster,
White as allyblaster,
Poor owd women, pickin' geese,
Sendin' t' feathers daan to Leeds.
Julius Caesar made a law,
Augustus Caesar sign'd it,
That ivery one that made a sneeze
Should run away an' find it.
A weddin', a woo, a clog an' a shoe,
A pot-ful o' porridge, away they go!
Chimley-sweeper, blackymoor,
Set o' t' top o' t' chapel door.
Tak a stick an' knock him daan,
That's the way to Chapeltaan.
The Lady-bird
Cow-lady, cow-lady, hie thy way wum,(1)
Thy haase is afire, thy childer all gone;
All but poor Nancy, set under a pan,
Weyvin' gold lace as fast as shoo can.
1. Home.
The Magpie
I cross'd pynot,(1) an' t' pynot cross'd me.
T' devil tak t' pynot an' God save me. .
1. Magpie.
Tell-pie-tit,
Thy tongue's slit,
An ivery dog i' t' toon 'll get a bit.
The Bat
Black-black-bearaway
Coom doon by hereaway.
The Snail
Sneel, sneel, put oot your horn,
Your fayther an' muthel'll gie ye some corn.
Hallamshire
When all the world shall be aloft,
Then Hallamshire shall be God's croft.
Winkabank and Templebrough
Will buy all England through an' through.
Harrogate(1)
When lords an' ladies stinking water soss,(2)
High brigs o' stean the Nidd sal cross.
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