Wol th' sexton let a tear drop fall,

On th' handle ov his spade.

It troubled us to walk away,

An' leeav her bi hersen;

Th' full weight o' what we'd had to bide,

We'd niver felt till then.

But th' hardest task wor yet to come,

That pang can ne'er be towld;

'Twor when aw feszend th' door at nee't,

An' locked her aat i'th' cowld.