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

If ivver thoo gav’ owther hosen or shoon,

Ivvery neet an’ awl,

Clap tha doon an’ put ’em on,

An’ Christ tak up thi sowl.

Bud if hosen or shoon thoo nivver ga’ neean,

Ivvery neet an’ awl,

T’ whinnies ’ll prick tha sair ti t’ beean,

An’ Christ tak up thi sowl.

Fra Whinny Moor that thoo mayst pass,

Ivvery neet an’ awl,