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

Than awn a crawing hen,

Ah seeaner wad t’ au’d divil meet,

Hickity O, pickity O, pompolorum jig,

Or breed a whistling lass,

Ah seeaner wad t’ au’d divil treeat,

Hickity O, pickity O, pompolorum jig.

Nowt bud ill-luck ’ll fester wheear

Ther craws an’ whistles sike a pair;

Maay hens an’ wimin breed neea mair,

Pompolorum jig.