I'm afraid to say, I grew up with a very similar accent as I used to live halfway up the next county. Nevertheless, some subtleties still escape me. Now down on our farm nowadays The boys have got the latest dancing craze; They wriggle an’ giggle, Shout, “Ooh arr!” ‘Tis the Chew Magna cha-cha-cha No jumped-up(?) [____] tango Wi’ a Farrington Gurney fandango Oh, ‘tis the dance they do, ooh arr! ‘Tis the Chew Magna cha-cha-cha Take ‘er easy, not too hard, Cha-cha slowly through the old farmyard; Through the pig-sty With a happy will Cha-cha through the old pigswill; You can see us country boys do it, From [____] to Hinton Blewett Oh, ‘tis the dance they do, ooh arr! ‘Tis the Chew Magna cha-cha-cha Take ‘er easy, mind the cat; Mind ol’ Jarge’s Zunday milkin’ hat; Mind the zider, Barrels strong; Don’t fall head-fust in the dung; All o’ the cows have got the sensation, They say ‘tis better’n artificial insem’nation Oh, ‘tis the dance they do, ooh arr! ‘Tis the Chew Magna cha-cha-cha Take ‘er easy, mind the [___]; Cha-cha slowly ‘neath ol’ dung-cart; Not too fast, And not too quick Cha-cha down to Stanton Wick; No jumped-up [____] tango Wi’ a Farringdon Gurney fandango Oh, ‘tis the dance they do, ooh arr! ‘Tis the Chew Magna cha-cha-cha
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