A Millionaire (John Hartley Poems)
Aw wodn't gie a penny piece To be a millionaire,For him 'at's little cattle, is The chap wi' little care.Jewels may flash ...
Aw wodn't gie a penny piece To be a millionaire,For him 'at's little cattle, is The chap wi' little care.Jewels may flash ...
As awm sittin enjoyin mi pipe, An tooastin mi shins beside th' hob,Aw find ther's a harvest quite ripe, O' thowts stoored ...
"Nah, lass, caar thi daan, an let's have a chat,-- It's long sin we'd th' haase to ussen;Just give me thi ...
"He's a nowt! If ther's owtAt a child shouldn't do, He mun try, Or know why,Befoor th' day's getten throo. An his dad, Ov his ...
Says Dick, "ther's a' notion sprung up i' mi yed, For th' furst time i' th' whole coorse o' mi life,An' ...
Awm a young Yorksher lad as jolly an gay, As a lark on a sunshiny mornin,An Dolly's as fair as the ...
Come lassie be stirrin, for th' lark's up ith' lift, An th' dew drops are hastin away;An th' mist oth' hillside ...
Awm noa radical, liberal nor toory, Awm a plain spokken, hard-workin man;Aw cooart nawther fame, wealth nor glory, But try to do ...
Aw'm as rich as a Jew, tho aw havn't a meg,But awm free as a burd, an aw shak a ...
Whew!--Tha'rt in a famous hurry! Awm nooan baan to try to catch thi!Aw've noa dogs wi' me to worry Thee poor thing,--aw ...
Ge me thi hand, mi trusty friend, Mi own is all aw ha to gie thi;Let friendship simmer on to th' ...
This world is net a paradise, Tho' railly aw dooant see,What fowk should growl soa mich abaat;-- Its gooid enuff for me.It's ...
Aw wodn't care to live at all, Unless aw could be jolly!Let sanctimonious skinflints call All recreation folly.Aw still believe this world ...
A'a awm feeared tha's come too sooin, Little daisy!Pray, whativer wor ta doin? Are ta crazy?Winter winds are blowin' yet,--Tha'll be starved, ...
Let us have a jolly spree,An wi' joy an harmonie,Let the merry moments flee, For mi love's come back.O, the days ...
O winds 'at blow, an flaars 'at grow, O sun, an stars an mooin!Aw've loved yo long, as weel yo know, An ...
What matters if some fowk deride, An point wi' a finger o' scorn?Th' time wor tha wor lukt on wi' pride, Befooar ...
Aw've been walkin up th' loin all ith weet, Aw felt sure tha'd be comin that way;For tha promised tha'd meet ...
Awm nobbut a poor workin man, An mi wage leeavs me little to spare;But aw strive to do th' best 'at ...
Bonny lassie, come thi ways, An let us goa together!Tho' we've met wi stormy days, Ther'll be some sunny weather.An if joy ...
Yo gentlemen o with yor heaunds an yor parks, Yo may gamble an sport till yo dee;Bo a quiet heause ...
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