Heigh! Johnny! deead? Wha, seear, thoo’s wrang,

Foor sha war wiv uz e’er seea lang.

An’ oft wiv her i’ yonder booer

Ah’ve joked and laugh’d full monny an hoor.

Bud fo’st, good Johnny, tell ma this,

What maad her dee? what’s been amiss?

Johnny.

Ti tell tha, Simon, noo Ah’s boon.

Thoo sees, Ah sent her ti yon toon

Ti skeeal, an’ next ti larn a traad