There must be many versions of this song but I hpoe this one helps COWD STRINGY PIE
Over in Yorkshire, a farmer do dwell
And they call 'im Yaddy 'ughes, and we all know him well
He keeps four servants, it ain't any lie
And 'e feeds 'em all up on 'is cowd stringy pie
Yes, 'e feeds 'em all up on 'is cowd stringy pie
And 'e's got nine 'osses and they're that thin
You can count every bone as it ligs in the skin
There's four bent in t'leg and there's four swung in t'back
And 'e drives 'em along with 'is "Ah gee whoa back" (X2)
H e gets 'is lads up at a quarter to five
To gan off t'stables to see if they're still alive
He feeds 'em on oats and 'e feeds 'em on bran
And it rattles in they're guts like a rusty old can (X2)
If any o' you lads wants to learn 'ow to plough
Gow to owld Yaddy's, 'e'll soon learn you 'ow
He'll keep you working without any pay
And expect you to plough four yakker a day (X2)
And if any o' you lasses want to learn to scour pans
Well gan to Mrs Yaddy's, you'll get mucky 'ands
She'll keep you workin the livelong day
"Can I set you on, lass, next Martinmas Day (X2)
One day Yaddy to 'is shepherd did say
"We 'ad an owl sheep died just three weeks today
Fetch 'er up, bullocky. Fetch 'er up on the sly
And we'll treat these young lads to some rare mutton pie (X2)
They fetched the sheep up , boiled 'er in a pot
And they served 'er on't table, she were reekin' 'ot
And t'maggots crawled over 'er four inches thick
But owl Yaddy 'ad a lad knockin' 'em off with a stick (X2)
Repeat first verse
From A TOUCH OF THE TIMES - edited by - ROY PALMER