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DROYLSDEN WAKES MAN It's Droylsden Wakes, an' we're comin' to town, To tell you of sommat of great renown; An' if this owd jade'll let me begin, aw'll show you how hard an' how fast Aw can spin, So it's three-dy-well, three-dy-well, dan dum dill doe, So it's three-dy-well, three-dy-well, dan dum dill doe. WOMAN Thou brags of thysel, but Aw dunno' think it's true, For Aw will uphold thee, thy faults aren't a few, For when thou has done, an' spun very hard, Of this Aw'm well sure, thy work is ill-marred. So it's etc... MAN Thou saucy owd jade, thou'd best howd thy tongue, Or else Aw'll be thumpin' thee ere it be long, An' if 'at Aw do, thou'rt sure for to rue, For Aw can ha' mony a one's good as you. So it's etc... WOMAN What is it to me who you can have? Aw shanno' be long ere Aw'm laid i' my grave, An' when 'at Aw'm dead, an' ha done what I can, You may find one 'at'll spin as hard as Aw've done. So it's etc ... From "The Penguin Book of English Folk Song" Edited By Ralph Vaughan Williams filename[ DROYLSDN CJB oct00 |
Droylsden Wakes (from The Penguin Book Of English Folk Songs) |
