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I’ Failsworth when o’th’
scholars walk, |
In Failsworth when all the scholars walk |
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Ther’s allus lot’s o’ news
i’t press, |
There's always lots of news in the press |
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Abeawt t’playing o’ o’t
bands, |
About the playing of the bands |
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An’ t’beauty o’t women’s
dress. |
And the beauty of the women's dress |
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But
ther’s a little band o’ folks, |
But there's a little band of folks |
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Abbeawt whom nowt is sed, |
About who nothings said |
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Them’s folks ‘ut live i’th heawses theere |
The folks who live in them houses there |
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Bi’t Green o’ Wrigley Yed. |
By the Green on Wrigley Head |
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A
week or two afore t’schoo’s walk, |
A week or two before the scholars walk |
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They
fairly get things hummin’, |
They fairly get things humming |
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Paintin’ t’ doors an’t window frames |
Painting doors and window frames |
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To
welcome thoos ‘ats comin’. |
To welcome those who are coming |
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O’t
Sunday Schoo’s ‘at congregate, |
At the Sunday School they congregate |
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An’
Join i’ songs o’ praise, |
And join in songs of praise |
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An’
thoos ‘at come and listen too, |
And those that come and listen too |
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0’ this ther’ day o’ days. |
On this their day of days |
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An’
t’ childer i’ ther’ pratty clooas, |
And all the children in their pretty clothes |
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0’
every hue and shade, |
Of every hue and shade |
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Just
fit nicely into t’frame, |
Just fit nicely on their frames |
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C’t
picture ‘ats bin made. |
A picture has been made |
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Wi’
t’folks ‘at live o’ Wrigley Yed, |
With the folks that live on Wrigley Head |
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An’
it’s Just to let ‘em see, |
And its just to let them see |
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If
nobbut they’ll keep comin’, |
If not they'll keep on coming |
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Heaw
pleased thoos folks ‘ud be. |
How pleased those folks would be |
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An’
if the Churches one an’ o’, |
And if the churches one and all |
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0’ this day would unite, |
On this day would unite |
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An’ sing o’ th’ green
together, |
And sing on the Green together |
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It’d fill ‘em wi’ delight. |
It would fill them with delight |
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So neaw awve sed o’ as aw
con, |
So now I've said all I can |
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Aw’ll.
get me awf to bed, |
I'll get me off to bed |
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But not afore aw’ve sed
“God Bless,” |
But not before I've said god bless |
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Thoose folk o’ Wrigley Yed. |
To those folks on Wrigley Head |
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