Th' First O'th Sooart Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCBCB DEDEFGGG HHHHAIAI IGIGBBBB HBHBBBBB DIDIEAEA EBEBCBCB BBBBIAIA AIAIBIBI AIAIIIII EIEIHAHA HIHIHBHB BABAGHBEAw heeard a funny tale last neet | A |
Aw could'nt howd fro' laffin | B |
'Twor at th' Bull's Heead we chonced to meet | A |
An' spent an haar i' chaffin | B |
Some sang a song some cracked a joak | C |
An' all seem'd full o' larkin | B |
An' th' raam war blue wi' bacca smook | C |
An' ivery e'e'd a spark in | B |
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Long Joa 'at comes thro th' Jumples cluff | D |
Wor gettin rayther mazy | E |
An' Warkus Ned had supped enuff | D |
To turn they're Betty crazy | E |
An Bob at lives at th' Bogeggs farm | F |
Wi' Nan throo th' Buttress Bottom | G |
Wor treating her to summat wanm | G |
It's just his way odd drot em | G |
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An' Jack o'th' Slade wor theear as weel | H |
An' Joa o' Abe's throo Waerley | H |
An' Lijah off o'th' Lavver Hill | H |
Wor passing th' ale raand rarely | H |
Throo raand and square they seem'd to meet | A |
To hear or tell a stoory | I |
But th' gem o' all aw heard last neet | A |
Wor one bi Dooad o'th' gloory | I |
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He bet his booits 'at it wor true | I |
An' all seem'd to believe him | G |
Tho' if he'd lost he need'nt rue | I |
But 't wodn't ha done to grieve him | G |
His uncle lived i' Pudsey taan | B |
An' practised local praichin | B |
An' if he 're lucky he wor baan | B |
To start a schooil for taichin | B |
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But he wor takken varry ill | H |
He felt his time wor comin | B |
They say he brought it on hissel | H |
Wi' studdyin his summin | B |
He call'd his wife an' neighbors in | B |
To hear his deein sarmon | B |
An' tell'd 'em if they liv'd i' sin | B |
Ther lot ud be a warm en | B |
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Then turin raand unto his wife | D |
Said Mal tha knows owd craytur | I |
If awd been bless'd wi' longer life | D |
Aw might ha' left things straighter | I |
Joa Sooitill owes me eighteen pence | E |
Aw lent it him last lovefeast | A |
Says Mal He has'nt lost his sense | E |
Thank God for that at least | A |
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An Ben o'th' top o'th' bank tha knows | E |
We owe him one paand ten | B |
Just hark says Mally there he goas | E |
He's ramellin agean | B |
Dooant tak a bit o' noatice fowk | C |
Yo see poor thing he's ravin | B |
It cuts me up to hear sich talk | C |
He spent his life i' savin | B |
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An Mally lass he said agean | B |
Tak heed o' my direction | B |
Th' schooil owes us hauf a craan aw mean | B |
My share o'th' last collection | B |
Tha'll see to that an have what's fair | I |
When my poor life is past | A |
Says Mally listen aw declare | I |
He's sensible to th' last | A |
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He shut his een an' sank to rest | A |
Deeath seldom claimed a better | I |
They put him by but what wor th' best | A |
He sent 'em back a letter | I |
To tell 'em all ha he'd gooan on | B |
An' ha he gate to enter | I |
An' gave 'em rules to act upon | B |
If ever they should ventur | I |
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Theear Peter stood wi' keys i' hand | A |
Says he What do you want sir | I |
If to goa in yo understand | A |
Unknown to me yo can't sir | I |
Pray what's your name where are yo throo | I |
Just make your business clear | I |
Says he They call me Parson Drew | I |
Aw've come throo Pudsey here | I |
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You've come throo Pudsey do you say | E |
Doant try sich jokes o' me sir | I |
Aw've kept thease doors too long a day | E |
Aw can't be fooiled bi thee sir | I |
Says Drew aw wodn't tell a lie | H |
For th' sake o' all ther's in it | A |
If yo've a map o' England by | H |
Aw'll show yo in a minit | A |
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Soa Peter gate a time table | H |
They gloored o'er th' map together | I |
Drew did all at he wor able | H |
But could'nt find a stiver | I |
At last says he Thear's Leeds Taan Hall | H |
An thear stands Braforth mission | B |
It's just between them two that's all | H |
Your map's an old edition | B |
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But thear it is aw'll lay a craan | B |
An' if yo've niver known it | A |
Yo've miss'd a bonny Yorksher taan | B |
Tho mony be 'at scorn it | A |
He oppen'd th' gate says he It's time | G |
Some body coom aw'll trust thee | H |
Tha'll find inside noa friends o' thine | B |
Tha'rt th' furst 'at's come throo Pudsey | E |
John Hartley
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