Ye've Lost A whole Half-Croon!
Teun-"Paddy, will you now?"

Says Mary te Geordey, "Ye've lost yor munny,
Ye say yor the cutest i' the toon;
But, like a feul, ye backt the wrong horse,
An' ye've gyen an' lost a whole half-croon.

Korus
"It's a real bad job ye put the munny doon;
Ye've gyne an' ye've lost a whole half-croon!

"Noo, what de ye knaw aboot horse-racin?
Aw divvent intend te run ye doon;
But hoo d'ye expect poor foaks te leeve,
When ye gan an' loss a whole half-croon?

"Ye said ye'd got a tip frae the trainer,
An' got me te pledge me best black goon:
Te gein ye a lift aw wad pawn'd me shift,
But ye've gyen an' lost a whole half-croon?

"Ye knaw that eers before ye married us,
Ye courted anuther lass doon the toon:
Noo, hoo will she get her munny this week,
When ye've gyen an' lost the whole half-croon?

"Aw advise ye noo tge bet ne mair, lad,
Withoot putting nyen o' the munny doon,
Or else ye mun haud the stakes yor-sel,
An' nivvor ne mair loss a whole half-croon!"

-Joe Wilson