Sumwun's wreetin' a buke baht owd Quinten
('Im as plehed yung Bryun Tinsley, tha knaws)
T'lad's in 'n' oeaut lihke a yaw-yaw
'N' kips cummin' back wi' 'is cawse.
Ah'm not shoowa worree wants frum us pawstas.
'E'll nevva sell me this 'ere buke!
Theer weer nevva nowt speshul baht Quinten,
'E weern't naw acter, 'less Ah'm mistuke!
'Cos Ah doan't knaw awl that mutch baht actin' --
Ah'm no expert in t'fields o' this kihnd,
'N' if t'lad wonsta wreet t'buke, gud luck to 'im,
Burrah wish thareed mehke oop 'is mihnd!
It be twihce noeauw 'e's left in 'igh dudjun,
Vowin' 'e'd nevva return;
'E thowt us weer Fillystine muckas --
But tha's reet, it baint's my concern!
Saw kip tha nawse oeaut uv it, Blowick,
Eawr Neville can't be awl that bad;
Burrah've wun nigglin' thawt that fur bugs me --
Is 'e cawlin' 'imsel a "new lad"?
Does 'e pattun 'imself un this Quinten
'Oo sims a reet Neanderthal?
Ah awp not! Ah'll tellee fer nowt, lad,
Ah wudden wont 'im fer a pal!
Ah've gorra gaw noeauw 'cos Ah'm bizzy --
Ah'm wreetin' a buke, dosta knaw?
It be awl aboeaut that theer Jon Linsey --
Wudsta buy it? (Aye, thass a law blaw!)
BLOWICK
Camrose, AB,-
Monday, October 04, 1999 at 17:16:18 (BST) from [161.184.182.50]
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