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

Or Ah’ll kill yer feyther an’ muther ti morn;

or,

Snahl[80], snahl, cum oot o’ yer shell,

Or Ah’ll bray yer flat wiv a wooden mell.

The crow-charm, as sung by the bairns, is:—

Craw, craw, flee oot o’ seet,

Or else Ah’ll eat yer liver an’ leet.

The rain charm is:—

Raan, raan, go away,

Cum agaan anuther daay;