Briggate At Setterdy Neet. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCCC AADDEECC AADDFFCC GGHHAACC GGIIAACC JJCCAACC AADDKKCC| Sin Leeds wor a city it puts on grand airs | A |
| An aw've noa wish to bother wi' others' affairs | A |
| 'At they've mich to be praad on aw freely admit | B |
| But aw think thier's some things they mud alter a bit | B |
| They've raised some fine buildings 'at's worth lookin at | C |
| They're a credit to th' city thers noa daat o' that | C |
| But ther's nowt strikes a stranger soa mich as a seet | C |
| O'th' craad 'at's i' Briggate at Setterdy neet | C |
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| Aw've travelled a bit i' booath cities an taans | A |
| An aw've oft seen big craads when they've stept aght o' baands | A |
| Well excitement sometimes will lead fowk astray | D |
| When they dooant meean owt wrang but just rollikin play | D |
| But Leeds is a licker for tumult an din | E |
| For bullies an rowdies an brazzen faced sin | E |
| Aw defy yo to find me another sich street | C |
| As disgraceful as Briggate at Setterdy neet | C |
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| Poleecemen are standin i' twos an i' threes | A |
| But they must be stooan blinnd to what other fowk sees | A |
| It must be for ornaments they've been put thear | D |
| It cant be nowt else for they dooant interfere | D |
| Young lads who imagine it maks 'em seem men | F |
| If they hustle an shaat and mak fooils o' thersen | F |
| Daycent fowk mun leeav th' cawsey for th' middle o'th' street | C |
| For its th' roughs at own Briggate at Setterdy neet | C |
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| An if yo've a heart 'at can feel it must ache | G |
| When yo hear ther faal oaths an what coorse jests they make | G |
| Yet once they wor daycent an wod be soa still | H |
| But they've takken th' wrang turnin they're gooin daan hill | H |
| Them lasses soa bonny just aght o' ther teens | A |
| Wi' faces an figures 'at's fit for a queen's | A |
| What is it they're dooin Just watch an yo'll see 't | C |
| What they're hawkin i' Briggate at Setterdy neet | C |
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| They keep sendin praichers to th' heathen an sich | G |
| But we've heathen at hooam at require 'em as mich | G |
| Just luk at that craad at comes troopin along | I |
| Some yellin aght th' chorus o'th' new comic song | I |
| Old an young men an wimmen some bummers some swells | A |
| Turned aght o' some dnnkin an singin room hells | A |
| They seek noa dark corners they glory i'th' leet | C |
| This is Briggate their Briggate at Setterdy neet | C |
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| Is it axin too mich ov the powers that be | J |
| For a city's main street from sich curse to be free | J |
| Shall Morality's claims be set all o' one side | C |
| Sich a market for lewdness an vice to provide | C |
| Will that day ivver come when a virtuous lass | A |
| Alone withaat insult in safety may pass | A |
| Its time for a change an awm langin to see 't | C |
| A respectable Briggate at Setterdy neet | C |
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| Them well meeanin parents at hooam at ther ease | A |
| Are oft wilfully blind to sich dangers as theas | A |
| Their sons an their dowters are honest an pure | D |
| That may be an pray God it may ivver endure | D |
| But ther's noa poor lost craytur but once on a time | K |
| Wor as pure as ther own an wod shudder at crime | K |
| The devil is layin his snares for ther feet | C |
| An they're swarmin i' Briggate at Setterdy neet | C |
John Hartley
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