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Author:  Mel [ Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:42 pm ]
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Aggate 'Airse O Lords

Th' Airse o' Lords up th' Aggate wer i' session,
His Lordship frae t' Valley i' t' chair,
Not a vacant seat i' the bairlairse,
Expectancy rife i' the air.

New rise i' t' rates for discussion,
On the agenda, the cairncil flats, too
But they first hed to discuss pollution-
Ther' wer a horrible smell blowing thru.

The Speaker said "This pugent aroma,
What is it that's causing this smell?"
But when t' greenkeeper came into t' bairlairse,
It were him it were easy to tell.

He said "Ahm mixing a tonic, airt ut back ere
An ahm bairn spreard it airt on ter green.
It's some boorns, some dried blood an' some potash
Wi' some Epsom Salts mixed in between."

He put all ut he'd mixed in a spreader,
An he scattered weer we could see,
Mixed wi' stuff he called organic matter,
Which mearns 'orsemuck to yo and to me.

We doornt know what that tonic were meant for,
Whether for t' worms, or for t' soil, or for t' grass,
But them worms nair are fierce and ferocious,
And the birds 'ev departed en masse.

First coom a seagull frae Blackpool,
Gliding gracefully dairn on' ter green,
It took off a blooming seet faster,
An' were o'er Ireland when last it were seen.

It' really bin ard ont' er th' insects,
It's performed such a lot o' queer tricks,
The centipede or hundred legs as we called it,
Alas now it has niney six.

The daddy long legs, which kids loved to capture,
At times it could move very quick,
It's nair in a state of enrapture,
An' it moves wi a hop an a kick.

The caterpillar is 'evving convulsions,
Which mearns ut it's gettin it worse,
It can nobbut move backwards and sideways,
It's gears ev getten stuck i' reverse.

The leatherjackets, alas are in tatters,
Wireworms are hiding i' t' cracks,
An' cockroaches are suffering frae hiccups,
They'e surrendered and are laid on their backs.

This tonic is quite omnipotent,
They say it'll go worse when it rains,
So yo Sykers yerd better be wary,
Nobody knows what'l come airt o' yon drains.

From 'Th' Owd Syker Looks at Life.'
Author:  DAVID B [ Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:49 pm ]
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The Bairlairse ( THINK THAT MEANS ALE HOUSE?) is more than likely the Hare and Hounds when the bowling green was at the side of the pub.
Author:  Mel [ Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:31 pm ]
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I think it means Bail house not ale house David
Author:  DAVID B [ Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:43 pm ]
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Not sure now,but I don't know what a Bail House is in that context. :?
Author:  Gloria [ Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:31 pm ]
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He means bowl house as in the bowling green, down Burnley Rd.
Author:  DAVID B [ Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:37 pm ]
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Of course Gloria. Well I got the bowling green bit at least. :lol:
Author:  Mel [ Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:41 pm ]
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No wonder PC Plod in London couldn't understand Loinbottom Ted when he was looking for Roggerham Bob! (See Saga of the Sykers)
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