ADD: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)

Subject: RE: ADD: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST,Christine in Irvine Scotland
Date: 25 Sep 24 - 05:53 PM

A Yorkshire man told me this

Our Sal got a new bonnet the other day
Ee, it aint half a right one
With a wreath of roses round the brim and a feathers right down the back.

Our Sal went to church on Sunday
Parson said Ee Sal, this aint a flower show, this is a place of worship

Our Sal got right mad
Taint like thy bald head, she said
Now in it, nowt on it
Wouldst thou like a feather from my hat to cover it?

Sorry I couldn’t write it in the Yorkshire vernacular

Subject: RE: ADD: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST,Georgina Boyes
Date: 21 Nov 23 - 09:30 AM

Our Sal's new bonnet
Ee it were a rare un
It 'ad a wreath o' roses reight ran'd crown
An a feather straight down 't back
Last Sunday our Sal went to t' church
All t' foaks stood up and laughed
Ha ha ha
And t'parson sez "Eh missis, this in't a flower show
It's a place o'worship"
So our Sal roils up 'er sleeves
An' sez "'Ey passon, tha 'ed's bowd!
Nowt in it, nowt on it
Dus ta want a feather out o' my new bonnet"

Taught to me by my grandfather, Bob Page of Sheffield, in the late 1950's.

Subject: RE: ADD: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST,Sarah
Date: 19 Nov 23 - 03:34 PM

Our sals got a new bonnet,
with feathers an yella flowers upon it,
She went to chuch in it last Sunday
an all t folks stood up and stared.
Parson preached an preached then said
all them roses and ribbons shouldn’t be wear’d.
So Sal grew bold and said.
Well, look at thy bald pate , nowt in it , nowt on it.
Wouldst tha like a feather owt a my new bonnet?

Subject: RE: ADD: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Nov 23 - 06:48 AM

My version was...

Our Sal's got a new bonnet, it's got feathers reyt down't back. Our Sal went to church on Sunday, parson says "it's not a flower show". Our Sal said, "Thee wi thee bold eed, nowt in it nowt on it, would tha like a flower outta my new bonnet"

Subject: RE: ADD: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST,Sarah
Date: 19 Nov 23 - 03:34 PM

Our sals got a new bonnet,
with feathers an yella flowers upon it,
She went to chuch in it last Sunday
an all t folks stood up and stared.
Parson preached an preached then said
all them roses and ribbons shouldn’t be wear’d.
So Sal grew bold and said.
Well, look at thy bald pate , nowt in it , nowt on it.
Wouldst tha like a feather owt a my new bonnet?

Subject: RE: ADD: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Nov 23 - 06:48 AM

My version was...

Our Sal's got a new bonnet, it's got feathers reyt down't back. Our Sal went to church on Sunday, parson says "it's not a flower show". Our Sal said, "Thee wi thee bold eed, nowt in it nowt on it, would tha like a flower outta my new bonnet"

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Jun 22 - 08:13 PM

Our sal went t'church one day
All t' folk stood up and stare
It had a wree ath 'o roses round it and a fither reight down t' back
Parson said t'ent a flower show, 'tis a place o' warship
Sal said yer head's bawd ( bald)
It's got nowt in it, its got nowt on it
Wouldst tha like a fither from ma new bonnet

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST,Ian Ratcliffe
Date: 12 Apr 21 - 02:27 PM

Our Sal's nu bonnet...
It's got areath o roses round it and a feather right downt back.
She wentu church last sundi, and all folks studup and laught.
Parsun sed "this is a place of wurship not a flower show".
Well our Sal got right reaurst and sed "My nu hats better than thar bald hed, nowt init, nowt on it, would you like a featehr outa my nu hat?"

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST,lazytyke
Date: 03 Apr 21 - 02:46 PM

I learned this monologue from my mothers knee in the early 40's
As ta seen oor Mary's new 'at
its a stunner an noa mistak
its teed up wi a gert bunch o ribbon
an a gert feather darn back
she goes to church evry sunday
eeh an' she dus mak fella's laff
even parson forgets his text
when he sees oor Mary's new 'at
fat owd mrs Grundy sharts sit darn Mary
we can't see for thee new 'at
oor Mary sez na then ma Grundy
tha maunt think tha's bowt church
even if tha 'as put hawpny in t' collection.

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST,Pam
Date: 01 Nov 17 - 03:59 PM

From my Yorkshire granny Nell, born in Leeds in 1890.

Oor Mary's gorra new bonnet.
She went to church in it a' Sunday
An' all't people gawped and stared
T' see oor Mary in it.
Paason stood up an' said
'This is a place o'worship
Norra flower show'.
Oor Mary said
'Thy 'ed's bald. nowt in it, nowt on it,
Would'sta like a feather outta my new bonnet?'

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST,John Kaye, Ossett, West Yorks.
Date: 20 Nov 15 - 06:30 AM

'As ta seen ah Sarah's bonnet,
It's a stunner an' no mistak,
Gorra wreath o' roses on it,
An' a feather darn 'er back'
Yeller ribbons an' fine laces,
An' a cock-a-doodle-doo,
An' rahnd her bonny face,
A sprig o' posies, blue.

Last Sunday, when she went to t' Church,
T'parson couldn't say his text,
An' poor owd Widow Grundon,
spluttered "Pray, what next!"
T'lads laughed at one another,
T'lasses snittered i' their glee,
An' soon t'whole congregation
'Ad 'er bonnet i' their ee.

Then the parson said, most kindly,
That "If his erring Sister wished
to find her way to glory,
She'd not put on her head
A whole conserv-a-tory".

Na, our Sarah's nooan short o' wit.
She jumped up in a minute.
"Parson" she said, "thy heead's bare,
Tha's nowt in it, an' nowt on it.
Suppose tha puts some flowers there,
Like them 'ats i' my bonnet!"

I learnt this from my grandmother, who was a broadly spoken Yorkshire mill lass in her youth in the early 20th. century, back in the 1940s.

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST,#
Date: 02 Aug 15 - 11:56 AM

https://vimeo.com/21433022

Another there.

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST,sarah payne, Seattle USA
Date: 01 Aug 15 - 01:16 PM

Our Sal's New Bonnet

Hasta seen our Sal's new bonnet, it's a stunner an no mistek
Gorra a wreath o roses round it an a feather stuck reet down't back

Our Sal went to chuch on Sunday an't parson seys "t'aint a flower
show missis it's a place o warship this".

Our Sal got reet ratty an wi a bit o pluck stood up an said
"parson tha head's bald, tha's got now in it an nowt on it, wouldsta
like a feather outa my new bonnet/"


I learned this from Sheila Dutton at Anston Primary School, (12 miles from Sheffield) in what was the West Riding, about 65 years ago.

Cheers

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST,David Nuttall , Wakefield
Date: 25 Jul 15 - 07:09 PM

I know this Yorkshire bonnet dialect poem as belonging to MARY rather than to SAL !!!! It can be found on a most wonderful collection of Yorkshire dialect verse on a C.D. or tape and can be purchased (on line or by phone or letter ) from the Yorkshire Dialect Society for a few pounds only. The whole C.D. was recorded live on stage ( by wonderful readers ) some years ago at the Ilkley Literary Festival. All the details of this and many other publications of the same type can be found on Google....YORKSHIRE DIALECT SOCIETY. The title of this particular collection is ' FIRST O'SORT ' .

I realise it is easy to make false claims in respect of tapes, C.D s etc but I cannot speak too highly of the range and quality of these voices and the quality of the wonderful Yorkshire verses too. I would urge you to buy one and enjoy many happy hours listening , smiling and perhaps weeping at some of the contributions too . It really is a wonderful C D and you will treasure your copy as do I . I would love to know if you enjoyed it if you buy a copy.

Best wishes.
David Nuttall , Wakefield

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST,Friend
Date: 24 Jul 15 - 02:26 PM

Esta seen our Sal's new Bonnet eeh it s rate'n
Its got roses round and a feather stuck in't back
Our Sal went to church tuther sunday eeh folks did stare
Preacher stand's up and ses this is a place for worship not for flowers
Out Sal stands up and ses - thy heads bald, nowt in it and nowt on it.
Would't like a rose ar't of my new bonnet.

Have you seen our Sal's new bonnet. Its a lovely one
It's got roses around it and a feather stuck in the back.
Our Sal went to church the other Sunday. How folk did stare.
Preacher stands up and says this is a place for worship not for flowers.
Out Sal stands up and says. Thy head is bald there is nothing in it and nothing on it.
Would you like a rose out of my new bonnet.

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST
Date: 19 May 14 - 06:56 PM

As tha seen our sals new bonnet? Hey tis a stunner
A wreath o rouses raund it an a feather reight dowrnt back.
Our Sal guz t' church in it one sunde an all t' folk stood up an laughed.
An parson sez I tis a place o warship not a flower show
Our Sal gets reight mad n sez wots up wi thee thy bald 'earded sinner
Wi nowt in it, nowt on it, does tha want a feather art o my new bonnet

From sheffield elderley

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST,Liz
Date: 05 Nov 13 - 12:00 PM

Hast ya seen ah Sal's noo bonnit
It's such an emourmous 'at
It's got a wreeth o roses on it
And a fither rit dahn bac
Ah Sal went t' Church one mornin
All the fauks stood up and stared
The parson sed 'This is a place of worship ma lass, not a flower show'
Ah Sal was up in a minnit
Ready t'swallow church and all fauks innit
'Parson' she sed 'yo've a bald 'ed, nawt on it and nawt innit'
'Wud ya like a wreeth o roses from ma noo bonnit'

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Mar 13 - 04:44 PM

SALLS GOT A NEW BONNETT WITH A REATH OF ROSES RETE ROUND BRIM WITH A FEATHER STUCK APONITT LAST SUNDAT SALL WENT TO CHURCH IN HER NEW BONNETT ALL FOLKS STUD UP AND LAUGHED PARSON SED IT WANT A FLOWER SHOW BUT A PLACE OV WARSHIP   AT THAT SALL GOT MAD AND STOOD UP AND SED THERES NOTE INIT AND NOTE ONIT SO WUD S YOU LIKE A FEATHER OUT OF MY NEW BONNETT

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST,Jo H
Date: 03 Oct 12 - 11:30 AM

my Grandad told me this in the 1970's, he lived in Crewe, not far from the Derbyshire border. it's great to see all the different variations

A sin ah Sal's new bonnit
Tis a reet un, no mistack
Wreath o' roses on it
An a feather, reet up back
Ah Sal went church on Sunday
An the people stood up an stared
An the parson said in is temper
'Tis a place of worship, not a fayre...'
At this ah Sal grew angry
And to the Parson said
'Shut thy clatter, thy with a bald ead
Nauwt on it, nauwt in,
Doth want a feather from my bonnit?'

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: Mick Pearce (MCP)
Date: 07 Jan 12 - 03:57 PM

Sorry Steve - I tend to think all you Southerners talk the same!

Mick

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST,SteveG
Date: 07 Jan 12 - 02:56 PM

Mick
Shevvil dialect is like a furrin langwidge ti me. Ah'm frev 'Ull.

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: Mick Pearce (MCP)
Date: 07 Jan 12 - 01:06 PM

From Poems in Sheffield Dialect(pdf):

The Noo Bonnitt

Ahr Sal's gorra noo bonnitt
Wee-ya-rearther roersas onnitt
Una feather 'angin' reight dahn t'back
Ahr Sal wenter Chuch on Sundi
Un t' parson preearched un preearched
Until ee kunt preearch enni longer
So ee preearched on ahr Sal's noo bonnitt.
Sal groo bold, she stood oop un sed
"Tha's a bald eeard, nowt innitt, un nowt onnitt
Wud tha like a feather from mi noo bonnitt?"


The New Bonnet
Translation

Our Sal has got a new bonnet,
With a wreath of roses upon it,
And a feather hanging right down the back,
Our Sal went to Church on Sunday,
And the Parson preached and preached
Until he could not preach any longer.
So he preached on our Sal's new bonnet.
Our Sal grew bold, she stood up and said:
'You have a bald head, nothing in it and nothing on it,
Would you like a feather from my new bonnet?'


I can't find anything more on it (it appears on a sheffield forum as well, but I think a copy from the same source); perhaps SteveG knows something about it.

Mick

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Jan 12 - 12:29 PM

our sals got a new bonnet with a ring of red roses and a great big feather on it.
our ssal went to church thother day, and all the congregation stood and stared,
and the vicar said doth thy know this a place of worship. and not a flower show.
our sal said go on you old boldie theres note in note on it doth thy want a flower from my new bonnet.spelling may not be correct

Subject: RE: req: Our Sal's New Bonnet (Yorkshire monologue)
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Dec 11 - 11:12 AM

Our Salla new bonnet
Its a stunner and no mistek
Yellow ribbons, yellow flowers and a fither reight darn back
She went to church in it last Sunday, all the folks got up and stared.
The parson said it's not a flower show Mrs it's a place of warship.
Sal said whats up we thee tha bold 'eadied sinner theres nowt in it nowt on it does tha want a fither owt of our Salls new bonnet

Subject: RE: Our Sal's New Bonnet
From: GUEST
Date: 03 Dec 08 - 11:49 AM

Our Sal's New Bonnet

Our Sal had a new bonnet with red roses all round it
One day our Sal went to chuch and the parson said
This is not a flower show its a hourse of worship

Our Sal got reight reight ratty and said

Thee wi bald head nowt in it nowt on it

Does tha want a rose out a my new bonnet?

Subject: RE: Our Sal's New Bonnet
From: GUEST,john northridge
Date: 17 Jun 06 - 03:47 PM

Did you have any joy with words to our sal's new bonnet back in 97?

Subject: Our Sal's New Bonnet
From:
Date: 23 Apr 97 - 11:37 AM

I am looking for the words to "Our Sal's New Bonnet". It is a traditional Yorkshire monologue along the lines of Albert and the Lion.

Anyone know the words?

John Talbot