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Thread #137430   Message #3146943
Posted By: GUEST,Suibhne Astray
03-May-11 - 04:26 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come Geordie Hold the Bairn
Aw wish thy Muther wad cum

Which is how it appears in Crawhall's Beuk of 1888, though in this day and age the spelling of the verb gives a very different meaning to the sentiment than the phonentic would otherwise suggest.

Anyone have access to the patter? Soon as it turns up I'll be sure to post it.