When poor wold Gramfer Green wer young,

He zaid a squirrel mid a-sprung

Along the dell, vrom tree to tree,

Vrom Woodcomb all the way to Lea;

An' woak wer all vo'k did avvword,

Avore his time, vor bed or bwoard.

LULLABY.

The rook's nest do rock on the tree-top

Where vew foes can stand;