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Posted By: *#1 PEASANT*
29-Apr-06 - 02:52 PM
Thread Name: Songs/Poems of Joe Wilson
Subject: Lyr Add: The Second Fiddler- Joe Wilson
The Second Fiddler
Tuen-"Heh ye seen wor Jimmy?"
Wor Jimmy's nearly crazy,
He's torned se fond o' music;
Myest ivry day he deaves ye
Wi' the noise that he calls grand.
He's always hard at practice
On sumthing instrumental;
An' he says he' seun be leader
Ov the Royal Theatre band.
Korus.
An' he'll seun be a real forst-rater,
He plays the second fiddle
Te the chep that's in the middle
Ov the band at the Royal Theatre
At forst he tried the kornet,
But that was sumthing awful,
An' the clarinet's wild screeches
Myed wor fingers stop wor ears;
Wi' the flute he got ne better,
For he'd such a changing fancy,
Till he went an' bowt a fiddle,
An' fill'd a' the hoose wi' tears.
Wi' breest ful ov ambition,
An' manners captivatin,
Sum actress or sum singer
He'll try hard te myek his bride;
Then te concerts or theatres,
Like a gentleman, he'll carry,
Se carefully, her music,
Wiv his head stuck high wi' pride.
But time might bring sum changes
Te the job's that's nice an' easy,
Tho his wife might think it's plenty
For the one I' she confindes;
But a chep that carries music
Might heh bairns as weel te carry,
An' it mightn't always suit him
Te heh music on byeth sides.
-Joe Wilson