ME SWAN SONG
FER EAWR JACQUELINE (a deh urly 'cos Ah woan't be 'ere t'morrer)
(wi' me apollygees t' Owd 'Oagie)
Sumtihmes Ah wunda wie Ah wehste me preshus tihme
Wrihtin' silly pawms!
Me Lanky vurse
Jus' gaws frum wurse t' wurse,
Saw 'appun it jus' mihte be fer t'best
T' give me pawms a rest --
Ah doan't 'ave naw inspirehshun!
T'muse 'as gun it sims,
'N' noeauw in desprehshun
Ah'll trieh t' pen this simpul awd:
It's burfdee tihme aggen fer pretty Jackaleen
'N' Ah 'avunt sent a cahd!
Ah meant to, lass,
Bu' t'dehs saw swiftly pass,
'N' affaw Ah knew it, it weer fah too lehte
T' reach thi on t'dehte
(Aye, t'dehs are fah too fleetin').
Ah 'awps tha's no' too cross
T' tehke this burfdee greetin'
Ah send t' my owd Valentine!
'N' still Ah wunda wie Ah spends me "gawldun yurs"
Wrihtin' sutch daft tripe!
Tha knaws it's true
Ah've mutch betta things t' do,
'N' appun Ah'd best get messen a lihfe --
Spend moor tihme wi' t'wihfe --
Give 'er moor considerehshun!
Buraffaw Ah leave t'scene . . .
"'Appy burfdee, Jackaleen"
'N' nobbut t'best t' Rick 'n' Grace 'n' awl!
EPPYLOG (Apollygees t' Eawr Pawl 'n' Franky)
'N' noeauw th'end 'as cum,
Ah've gun 'n' wroate me final vurses.
Ah thank thi, wun 'n' awl
Fer thi pehshuns (not menny curses!).
'Tweer fun at furst, tha knaws,
'N' Ah weer pleased t' give sum plezyur,
But now Ah'll put doeauwn t'pen
'N' gaw 'n' fihnd missen sum lezyur!
Ta ra me owd muckas -- it weer reet gradely wihle it lasted!
PAW OWD BLOWICK from Camrose, AB
June 29, 2000, 21:40
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