CUM TE MAW SHOP
A RECITATION FOR GROCERS AND PROVISION DEALERS

AT morn, when frae yor bed ye rise,
Ye shrug yor shoolders, rub yor eyes;
What d'ye want te calm, refresh?
Wi' soap a gud an' hearty wesh;
Then ready for yor mornin's feast,
A cup 0' coffee warms the breest :
For soap an' coffee aw excel
Aw'm startin business for me-sel,

At noon, when frae yor daily toil
Yor freed te dine-the pot i'boil
Wi' broth, at hyem, yor heart 'ill cheer,
Gud dinners myek the hoose mair dear,
But broth, withoot thor's plenty peas
An' barley i' them, seldum please;
For barley, peas,-green, whole, an' splet,
Cum te maw shop, the best ye'll get. .

Then Time flees on wi' 'lectric wings
Till tea-time, hoosehold cumfort brings;
Each happygroop sits doon te tea,
A plissent, hyemly seet te see;
But plissent chat seun turns abuse
Withoot thor's sugar in the hoose;
For sugar-lump an' soft, wi' tea,
Thor's nyen keeps half as gud as me.

Then supper-time cums roond at last,
Aw wish 'twes here-aw cannet fast;
Wi' tea or coffee, nowt can beat
A slice 0' bacon, gud an' sweet;
A piece 0' cheese might de as weel,
Content wi' either ye wad feel;
Just try maw shop, it's sure te please,
Maw bacon's what ye call the cheese.

What is't ye aw se often need?
What is't that myeks the best 0' breed?
The Staff 0' Life, ye'Il guess, aw'ssure,
Wad nivvor been withoot gud floor;
But breed, like ivry other thing,
Needs butter, so its praise aw'll sing:
For floor an' butter-salt an' sweet,
Aw sell the best iv any street.

Then Sunday cums-wi' frinds te tea,
When spice-kyeks fiorish, weel-te-de;
When corns an' raisins, floor an' lard,
Share i'the hoosewife's kind regard;
The finest raisins, lard, an' corns,
An' a', the weel-fill'dhoose adorns;
Aw nivvor brag-but gud an' cheap,
The parry best on orth aw keep.

-Source: Joe Wilson, (author) Songs and Drolleries, 1890