There may be a shire as is broader But there's nobbut one ceawnty - just one As King is a Duke on - that Lanky An ther's nowt licks a Lancashire mon A toast; The Queen, Duke of Lancaster Words from Harry Yates - A Lancashire Mon in Harry Boardman's book Sammy Shuttleworth's reet gud do, Manchester Molecatcher, Manchester Rambler, Nine times a night etc Talking of local dialects, I was in Sydney and a lady came past and said "Excuse me" in a very distinct accent. I said "you don't come far from Bolton", she got reet indignant and said "I am not from Bolton, I'm from Walkden", I was one mile off!
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