Aw can treat mi old mates wi' a glass;

An' aw sha'nt ha' to come home an' tell

My old lass, ha' aw've shut all mi brass.

Some fowk say, when a chap's getten wed,

He should nivver keep owt thro' his wife;

If he does awve oft heard 'at it's sed,

'At it's sure to breed trouble an' strife;

If it does aw'm net baan to throw up,

Tho' aw'd mich rayther get on withaat;

But who wodn't risk a blow up,