On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at - Yorkshire folk song

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This is a song in the Yorkshire language/dialect.

This is the Yorkshire folk song but it was actually written by a man from Kent named Thomas Clarke.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Ilkla_Moor_Baht_%27at

History of On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELNb7OGvRF8

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The actual song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUsQ9Qs2DQo

Lyrics (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, 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 up

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 (Standard English)

Where have you been since I saw you, I saw you?

On Ilkley Moor without a hat

Where have you been since I saw you, I saw you?

Where have you been since I saw you?

On Ilkley Moor without a hat

On Ilkley Moor without a hat

On Ilkley Moor without a hat

You've been courting Mary Jane

You're going to catch your death of cold

Then we will have to bury you

Then the worms will come and eat you up

Then the ducks will come and eat up the worms

Then we will go and eat up the ducks

Then we will all have eaten you

That's where we get our own back

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Traditional Yorkshire dialect (different than the song) in case anyone is interested. Some parts may be hard to understand:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScELaXMCVis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB3ieNhEsDY

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Scots is closely related to Tyke (the dialect in Yorkshire) as both are descended from the Northumbrian dialect of Old English. They also have a famous song in Scotland called 'Auld Lang Syne':

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne

Here is the song (with lyrics):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPnhaGWBnys