Ti mak ma a beauty, skriked oot Mrs. Sneer,

‘He’ll be t’ taal end o’ nowt, bidoot a sweet leer.’

Seea ti gi’e ma this leer, yan on ’em shoots oot,

‘When he’s tumm’l’d asleep, lig a weight on his snoot.’

Which maad ma ti wink an’ ti blink O!

Whahl t’ ladies kenn’d nut what ti think O!

Bud tha mannish’d ti gi’e ma a squint O!

An’ maad ma a beautiful boy.

Ti finish ma off, Ah needed yah thing.

My gob ower-straight war—Ah meean for ti sing—