Easter Monday
An'
zoo
o'
Monday
we
got
drough
Our
work
betimes,
an
ax'd
a
vew
Young
vo'k
vrom
Stowe
an'
Coom,
an'
zome
Vrom
uncle's
down
at
Grange,
to
come.
An'
they
so
spry,
wi'
merry
smiles,
Did
beät
the
path
an'
leäp
the
stiles,
Wi'
two
or
dree
young
chaps
bezide,
To
meet
an'
keep
up
Easter
tide:
Vor
we'd
a-zaid
avore,
we'd
git
Zome
friends
to
come,
an'
have
a
bit
O'
fun
wi'
me,
an'
Jeäne,
an'
Kit,
Because
'twer
Easter
Monday.
An'
there
we
plaÿ'd
away
at
quaïts,
An'
weigh'd
ourzelves
wi'
sceäles
an'
waïghts;
An'
jump'd
to
zee
who
jump'd
the
spryest,
An'
sprung
the
vurdest
an'
the
highest;
An'
rung
the
bells
vor
vull
an
hour.
An'
plaÿ'd
at
vives
ageän
the
tower.
An'
then
we
went
an'
had
a
taït,
An'
cousin
Sammy,
wi'
his
waïght,
Broke
off
the
bar,
he
wer
so
fat!
An'
toppled
off,
an'
vell
down
flat
Upon
his
head,
an'
squot
his
hat,
Because
'twer
Easter
Monday.
