DRINK NE MAIR!

TEUN- "Trust te Luck."

DRINK ne mair! drink ne mair!
Tyek advice that's weel meant:
Thor's not one that abstains
Ivor knawn te repent.
They've seen throo thor folly,
They've got common sense,
Te keep them frae misery,
Low life, an' expense.
Thor brains once se muddled,
They find bright an' clear,
An' things oncese cloody
Sunshiney appear.
Drink ne mair! drink ne mair!
Drink ne mair for yor life!
Drink ne mair for yor-sel,
For yor bairns an' yor wife.
Then attend-aw's yor frind,
Tyek advice that's wee! meant:
Thor's not one that abstains
Ivor knawn te repent.

Drink ne mair !-throo the air,
Thor's a voice that repeats
These words te the drunkard,
In hoose, bed, or streets.
An' they whisper a warnin
That nyen shud neglect,
If thor anxious te win
Byeth gud frinds an' respect.
Wi firm resolution,
Hoo seun they'll obtain
Such a hearty gud change;
Ne mair they'll complain,
Or wish they war lifeless,
An' eager for deeth,
But welcum the mornin
Wi' hilth i' thor breeth.
Then attend-aw's yor frind,
Tyek advice that's weel meant:
Thor's not one that abstains
Ivor knawn te repent.

Drink ne mair i-true an' fair
Is the warnin we give:
It 'ill lengthen yor days;
It's a plissure te live,
Wi' ne thowts te darken
The bright, open day,
But honest reflections
Te keep care away;
Contented an' cheerful,
Wi plenty i' store,
Nivvor dreedin the thowts
0' the neet gyen before.
Keep away frae despair,
If ye'll only but think
Ov the happiness lost
Throo gein way te the drink.
Then attend-aw's yor frind,
Thor all frinds that declare,
For the sake 0' yor-sel,
Drink ne mair! drink ne mair !

The above can also be used as a Recitation.

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