Subject: The Chep that Knaws
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Date: 26 Mar 02 - 07:53 PM
The Chep that Knaws Nowt
Tuen: The Unfortnit Lad Cum lisen awhile tiv a Newcassel ditty,
A sang ov experience that's been dearly bowt;
Te loss this advice sure it wad be a pity,
Tho it's geen biv a chep that knaws little or nowt. The reet way te be wise, te knaw nowt pretend, lads,
Then seun ye'll get knolidge for which uthers hev rowt;
They'll tell ye thor secrets, then clivor ye'll fend, lads,
For neboody knaws mair than the chep that knaws nowt. Pretend te knaw nowt, an' ye'll find foaks te tell, lads,
Advice that ye've wanted when oppress'd wi' sad thowt;
Iv each row ye'll get clear ov an' ugily fell, lads,
If ye keep a close mooth an' pretend te knaw nowt. Foaks think ye knaw nowt, so ne enemy trubblis,
They'll oftin speak i' yor prisence far mair than they owt;
Ye'll knaw mair nor them that pretend to knaw dubbil,
If ye open yor ears, an' pretend te knaw nowt. When at justice's bar bad witnesses perjure,
Be sweein false oaths inte greet trubbil thor bowt,
A few eers transportatashun for them is the order,
Twad been better for them te pretend te knaw nowt. If in a cornere ye see a lad an' lass squeezin,
Just pass by, an' pretend te be luckin at owt;
If they thiink that ye see them, its sure te be teezin,
Hoo happy they are when they think ye knaw nowt. Yor applawse te me sang, noo divent refuse, lads,
Te amuse an' instruct ye, i' verses, aw've sowt;
If it hesent pleased ye, aw hope ye'll excuse, lads,
When ye knaw that its sung biv a chep that knaws nowt. -Source: Joe Wilson, Tyneside S
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