Drough grass a'most above their knees,

An' roun' by hedges an' by trees

Wi' leafy boughs a-swaÿèn.

His hat wer broad, his cwoat wer brown,

Wi' two long flaps a-hangèn down;

An' vrom his knee went down a blue

Knit stockèn to his buckled shoe;

An' aunt did pull her gown-taïl drough

Her pocket-hole, to keep en neat,

As she mid walk, or teäke a seat