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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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