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Thread #146242   Message #3386201
Posted By: Steve Gardham
04-Aug-12 - 06:25 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Songs, poems etc about ploughmen/boys
Subject: RE: Folklore: Songs, poems etc about ploughmen/boys
That must be 'the piece in oor pockets ah'll sweear an ah'll vow.'

Your version reminds me of the West Riding equivalent of 'Mutton Pie' which Paul recorded in which the mutton has become bacon, in which 'the least bit dropped would poison the cat.'