A. BACK here, but now, the jobber John odd-job man

Come by, an’ cried, ―Well done, zing on,

I thought as I come down the hill,

An’ heärd your zongs a-ringèn sh'ill, tunefully

Who woudden like to come, an’ fling

A peäir o’ prongs where you did zing?”

J. Aye, aye, he woudden vind it plaÿ,

To work all day a-meäkèn haÿ,

Or pitchèn o't, to eärms a-spread it, arms

By lwoaders, yards above his head,

'T'ud meäke en wipe his drippèn brow. it would make him

A. Or else a-reäken after plow. the wagon

J. Or workèn, wi’ his nimble pick,

A-stiffled wi’ the haÿ, at rick. stifled

A. Our Company would suit en best, him

When we do teäke our bit o’ rest,

At nunch, a-gather'd here below lunch

The sheäde theäse wide-bough'd woak do drow, this, oak, throw

Where hissèn froth mid rise, an’ float might

In horns o’ eäle, to wet his droat. ale, throat

J. Aye, if his zwellèn han’ could drag

A meat-slice vrom his dinner bag.

'T'ud meäke the busy little chap it would

Look rather glum, to zee his lap

Wi’ all his meal ov woone dry croust, one, crust

An’ vinny cheese so dry as doust. blue vinny (made from skimmed milk), dust

A. Well, I don't grumble at my food,

'Tis wholesome, John, an’ zoo 'tis good. so

J. Whose reäke is that a-lyèn there?

Do look a bit the woo'se vor wear. worse

A. Oh! I mus’ get the man to meäke

A tooth or two vor thik wold reäke, that old

'Tis leäbour lost to strik a stroke strike

Wi’ him, wi’ half his teeth a-broke. it, its

J. I should ha’ thought your han’ too fine

To break your reäke, if I broke mine.

A. The ramsclaws thin'd his wooden gum creeping crowfoot, its

O’ two teeth here, an’ here were zome

That broke when I did reäke a patch

O’ groun’ wi’ Jimmy, vor a match:

An’ here's a gap ov woone or two one

A-broke by Simon's clumsy shoe,

An’ when I gi'ed his poll a poke, gave, head

Vor better luck, another broke.

In what a veag have you a-swung rage

Your pick, though, John?