BUY US A GILL 0' BEER!

TEUN-" When the Kye cums hame."

A CHEP that cadjes for a gill
'Ill nivvor gived a thowt,
An' nivvor reckon that the beer
He begs hes te be bowt.
If he knew ony shyem at a',
These words wad strike his ear,
If askin for a treat, he'd say"
Buy us a gill 0' beer? "

Korus

"Buy us a gill 0' beer's"
Not attractive te the ear;
It'll tyeka chepwi' narvete say"
Buy us a gill 0' beer!"

He asks ye if ye'll stand a glass
In a sneakin kind 0' way,
Such as-" Aw'm very dry this morn,
Aw want te wet me clay,"
He thinks it's not se beggin-like,
An' not at a' severe;
Altho its meanin's just the syem
"Buy us a gill 0' beer!"

An' this is hoo a chep 'ill spunge,
For folks te feed his greed;
Thor's lots wad giv him nowt at a'
If he said, "Buy us breed! "
An' lots wad hesitate a bit,
For all his meanin's clear,
If he wad only ask them thus
"Cum, hinny, buy us beer! "

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