Lyr Add: When the Gud Times Cum Agyen

Subject: Lyr Add: When the Gud Times Cum Agyen
From: *#1 PEASANT*
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 02:14 PM

When the Gud Times Cum Agyen

Tune-"The Captain with the Whiskers."

In sweet anticipashun o' the gud time cummin' back,
Let's join in ruminashun on the days se bad an' black,
That the myest o' foak are troubled, aye, byeth wimmin', bairns, an' men,
That wor joys may al be dubbled when the gud times cum agyen;
For wheriver we may be, on the land or on the sea,
The retrospect 'ill point oot awl things we shudent de,
An' warn us te forsyek sum ways wor footsteps used te een,
Pointin' us te purer pleshors when the gud times cum agyen.

If specalayshun wis yor forte, an awl yor brass wis lost,
Throo some famed bubble company that sair yor temper crost;
Or if on bricks an' mortor, lads, yor 'onest homes war set,
Till ye fund yor cas wis gannin an' yor hooses wadent let;
Oh, it's dinnet pine an' fret, an' get intiv a swet
Ower the twenty-five percentage ye wor hopin' for te net,
But quietly keep plodding on, till mair cotterds ye get, then
Look before ye lowp, lads, when the gud time cum agyen.

If drinking wis yor hobby, when the wages they wor flush,
An' ye spent yor hard 'arned money ower idleness an' lush,
Till ye hardlys had a suit o' claes, a tyebbil or a press,
An' ye stud imang the foremist that wis suf'rin fra distress;
Though the triawl wis seveer, it 'ill still yor future cheer,
If it learns ye te be steady, te be canny wi' the beer,
Ti save up for a rainy day, an' leeve the drink alyen,
Thit troo comforts oft may cheer ye when the gd times cum agyen.

If gamilin engrost yor mind, an' thowts o' dorty greed
Had o'yor heart posshun tuen, 'twis pitiabil indeed,
Fur dreed remorse mun sair 'a tried yor conshience neet and day,
When plunged in poverty ye mourned the brass ye'd hoyed away;
Then be sure ye dinnet fail, ti forsyek the heed an' tail
That may land ye I' the wark-house, the mad-house, or the jail,
An' seek healthier recreashun mair suitabil te men,
Te improve yor mind an' body, when the gud times cum agyen.

Aye, thor's lessons fra the bad times that every yen may larn,
Wiv a littil bit o' thinkikng, an' a mind that can discern,
Fur vile extravagence wid ceese if foak had only sense
Fur te note the crime an' fulishness iv useless expense;
Then the gud we mite exert, wiv a pure an' noble heart,
In the workshop, in the cottage, in the mansion, in the mart.
Wid guide wor future footsteps I' the paths o' wisdom, then
Wi mite myke this world an Eden when the gud times cum agyen.

-Thomas Kerr

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: When the Gud Times Cum Agyen
From: GUEST, Curious of Longbenton
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 02:17 PM

Is the dialact Geordie?

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: When the Gud Times Cum Agyen
From: *#1 PEASANT*
Date: 23 Jun 04 - 02:42 PM

Y e s !