My Gronfayther's Days. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABC DDCC EFCC GGCC HICC DJCC GGCC| A'a Jonny a'a Johnny aw'm sooary for thee | A |
| But come thi ways to me an' sit o' mi knee | A |
| For it's shockin' to hearken to th' words 'at tha says | B |
| Ther wor nooan sich like things i' thi gronofayther's days | C |
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| When aw wor a lad lads wor lads tha knows then | D |
| But nahdays they owt to be 'shamed o' thersen | D |
| For they smook an' they drink an' get other bad ways | C |
| Things wor different once i' thi gronfayther's days | C |
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| Aw remember th' furst day aw went a coortin' a bit | E |
| An' walked aght thi granny awst niver forget | F |
| For we blushed wol us faces wor all in a blaze | C |
| It wor nooa sin to blush i' thi gronfayther's days | C |
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| Ther's nooa lasses nah John 'at's fit to be wed | G |
| They've false teeth i' ther maath an false hair o' ther heead | G |
| They're a make up o' buckram an' waddin' an' stays | C |
| But a lass wor a lass i' thi gronfayther's days | C |
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| At that time a tradesman dealt fairly wi' th' poor | H |
| But nah a fair dealer can't keep oppen th' door | I |
| He's a fooil if he fails he's a scamp if he pays | C |
| Ther wor honest men lived i' thi gronfayther's days | C |
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| Ther's chimleys an' factrys i' ivery nook nah | D |
| But ther's varry few left 'at con fodder a caah | J |
| An' ther's telegraff poles all o'th edge o'th' highways | C |
| Whear grew bonny green trees i' thi gronfayther's days | C |
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| We're teld to be thankful for blessin's at's sent | G |
| An' aw hooap 'at tha'll allus be blessed wi' content | G |
| Tha mun make th' best tha con o' this world wol tha stays | C |
| But aw wish tha'd been born i' thi gronfayther's days | C |
John Hartley
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