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

Fra t’ Brigg o’ Dreead ’at thoo mayst pass,

Ivvery neet an’ awl,

Ti t’ fleeams o’ Hell thoo’ll cum at last,

An’ Christ tak up thi sowl.

If ivver thoo gav’ owther bite or sup,

Ivvery neet an’ awl,

T’ fleeams ’ll nivver catch tha up,

An’ Christ tak up thi sowl.

Bud if bite or sup thoo nivver ga’ neean,

Ivvery neet an’ awl,