An' lost that lass I loved th' best

Throo fear shoo'd say me nay.

Aw long'd to claim her for, &c.,

Aw saunter'd raand her cot at morn,

An' oft i'th' dark o'th' neet;

Aw've knelt mi daan i'th loin to find

Prints ov her tiny feet:

An' under th' window, like a thief,

Aw've crept to hear her spaik,

An' then aw've hurried home agean