Lyrics in Yorkshire dialect:
Wheear 'ast tha bin sin' ah saw thee,
ah saw thee?
On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at.
Wheear 'ast tha bin sin' ah saw thee?
Wheear 'ast tha bin sin' ah saw thee?
On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at,
On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at,
On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at.
Tha's been a cooartin' Mary Jane, ...
Tha's bahn' to catch thy deeath o' cowd, ...
Then us'll ha' to bury thee, ...
Then t'worms'll come an' eyt thee oop, ...
Then t'ducks'll come an' eyt up t'worms, ...
Then us'll go an' eyt up t'ducks, ...
Then us'll all ha' etten thee, ...
That's wheear we get us ooan back, ...
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Lyrics with spelling standardized:
Where hast thou been since I saw thee,
I saw thee?
On Ilkley Moor but hat,
Where hast thou been since I saw thee?
Where hast thou been since I saw thee?
On Ilkley Moor but hat,
On Ilkley Moor but hat,
On Ilkley Moor but hat.
Thou hast been a-courting Mary Jane, ...
Thou is bound to catch thy death of cold, ...
Then us will have to bury thee, ...
Then the worms will come and eat thee up, ...
Then ducks will come and eat up the worms, ...
Then us will go and eat up the ducks, ...
Then us will all have eaten thee, ...
That's where we get us own back, ...
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