And of course, there is the almost comprehensible version recorded by Bob Fox and Stu Luckley on their 1978 album "Nowt So Good'll Pass" (Rubber RUB 028).

ROW BETWEEN THE CAGES

One morning when I went to work, the sight was most exciting,
I heard a noise and I looked around, and who d'you think was fighting
I stood amazed and at them gazed, to see them in such rages,
I'd never seen a row like that, between the Brockwell cages.

Now the Old Cage says "Come ower the gates, because it's my intention,
To let you see whether you or me, is the best invention"
The New'n being raised, took off his clathes and at it they went dabbin'
The blood was runnin down the skeets, and past the weighman's cabin

Now the Old Cage says "Let's have me clathes, thou thought that thou could flay me,
But if I'd been as young as thou, I'm certain I could pay thee,"
The Patent knocked his ankle off, and they both had cutten faces,
The shifters rapped three for to ride, and they both went to their places.

When gannin' up and doon the shaft, the Patent Cage did threaten,
For to take the Old'ns life, if they stopt it meeting,
Now the Old Cage bawled out as he passed, "Ye nasty, dorty Patent,
Rub your eyes against the skeets, for I think you've hardly wakened."

So the Patent to the Old Cage says, "Although I be a stranger
I can work me work as well as you, and free the men from danger,
For if the rope should break with me, old skinny jaws, just watch us,
You'll see us clag on to the skeets, for I'm full of springs and catches."

Now the Old Cage to the Patent says, "I'll warrant you think you're clever
Because they've polished you with paint, but you'll not last forever,
The paint on you it'll wear away, then you've lost your beauty,
They never painted me at all, and still I've done me duty."

The brakesman brought them both to bank, the mischief for to settle,
They fought from five o'clock 'till louse, and the Patent won the battle,
It took the brakesman half a shift, to clag them up with plasters,
And the Old Cage sent his notice in, just to vex the masters.

Regards
Chris