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22 Jun 04 - 02:32 PM (#1212306) Subject: Lyr Add: THE BOBBIES AN' THE DOGS From: *#1 PEASANT* The Bobbies an' the Dogs Tune- Aud Cappy. Since the days o' "Aud Cappy" thor's not been sic stor, In Newcassel thor niver wa sic like before; The poor dogs are howlin' an' madly rush by, An' Bobbies, like leetnin', start off in full cry. There's a dog, Bobby! after hm, Bobby! Dog hunting's the game-tallio! tallio! Noo, the cause of a' this is wor Council's fine plan, That a' dogs strowlin' lowse to the station mun gan; An' te catch them se cliver each Bob hes a stick, Wiv a wire at the end for to gie them a click. There's a dog, Bobby, etc. One day, beside Mackey's, a Bobby luk'd sly, On a lost lukin' bull-dog he'd just clapt his eye: Thinks he, Ye've ne maister, yor case is a' reet, Yor byuk'd for a borth at the Manors this neet. There's a dog, Bobby, etc. So he edged te the dog, myed a cast wiv his stick, But his aim wasn't gud, or the dog wes ower quick; For the dog sav'd his nec, catch'd the wire iv his jaw, An' then tugged it amain, an' the Bobby an' a'. There's a dog, Bobby, etc. Noo, the end of the sport was, the wire, wiv a crack, Snapt in two, an' the Bobby went flat on his back; But he up in a rage, on the dog myed a spring, An' he color'd him fast as the bairns did sing, There's a dog, Bobby, etc. Wi' the dog in his airms, he thowt a' was won, When a Pitman came runnin'-" What hes maw dog duen? He's an aud un-near blind-an' he quietly follis"-- Shouts X21, "He's resisted the pollis!" There's a dog, Bobby, etc. "An' wise was the beest, so ye'd best let him be; Maw nyem's on his collor-aw pay for him, tee, Ye've had eneuf sport, noo, so let the dog gan;"- An' the Bobby, bein' wise, thowt it was the best plan. There's a dog, Bobby, etc. A' ye that hes dogs, noo, ye'd better luk oot; Beware hoo ye let them gan strowlin' aboot. Dog hunting's the gam' noo all ower the toon, An' X21 laffs when he grabs yor half-crown. There's a dog, Bobby, etc. -Anonymous In 1860 the police had orders to secure all stray dogs. To asist them in this rather difficult operation each policeman had a stick, with a wire nooose at the end. The dogs, if not claimed within a given time, were destroyed. Much amusement was caused by the respective dodging of the dogs and the bobbies-the one to catch, and the other not to be caught. |