Harrogate(1)
When lords an' ladies stinking water soss,(2)
High brigs o' stean the Nidd sal cross.
An' a toon be built on Harrogate moss.
1. Attributed to Mother Shipton. 2. Gulp.
The River Don
The shelvin', slimy river Don
Each year a daughter or a son.(1)
1. Compare the Dartmoor rhyme:
River of Dart, oh! river of Dart,
Every year thou claimest a heart.