Wit, Character, Folklore & Customs of the North Riding of Yorkshire / With a Glossary of over 4,000 Words and Idioms Now in Use

by Richard Blakeborough

But when the snow began to melt,

It was like a ship without a belt;

And when the ship began to sail,

It was like a bird without a tail;

And when the bird began to fly,

It was like an eagle in the sky;

And when the sky began to roar,

It was like a lion at my door;

And when my door began to crack,

It was like a penknife at my back;