Nick a ting, nock a ting;

Wages keep pocketing;

Working for little is better nor laiking;

Twist an' twine, reel an' wind;

Keep a contented mind;

Troubles are oft ov a body's own making.

Life's warp comes throo Heaven, th' weft's fun bi us sen;

To finish a piece we're compell'd to ha booath.

Th' warp's reight, but if th' weft should be faulty—ha then?

Noa wayver i' th' world can produce a gooid clooath;