A Beautiful Boy.
[Date about 1750.]
‘Twar yance on a tahm, aboot six i’ t’ morn,
When fo’st Ah saw leet—Ah meean, Ah war born.
Ther war t’ doctor an’ t’ nuss, an’ a gert monny mair,
Bud neean on ’em ’ed seen sike a babby afoor.
Ah’d t’ neease o’ mah dad, an’ t’ een o’ mah mam,
Seea wi’ sleet alterations Ah varra seean cam
Wivoot onny doot or the sleetest o’ sham
Ti be a maist beautiful boy.