Poetry Korner
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davywavyWith all suitable apologies.
The devil went up to Yorkshire
He was looking for a soul to steal
He was in a bind cause he was way behind
And he was willing to make a deal
When he came across this old man
Shearing a sheep and keeping it cool
And the devil jumped up on a bar stool
And said, "Boy, let me tell you what
I guess you didn't know it
But I'm a shearing man too
And if you'd care to take a dare
I'll make a bet with you
Now you sheared an pretty good sheepskin
But give the devil his due
I bet a fleece of gold against your soul
‘Cause I think I'm better than you
The man said "My name's Amos
And it might be a sin
I'll not take you bet, you do better yet
One fleece? Better make it two."
Amos grab yourself a ewe
And clip your clippers quick
Cause hell's broke loose in Yorkshire
And the devil’s pretty slick
And if you win
You get two fleeces made of gold
But if you lose, the devil gets your soul
The devil opened up his case
And he said "I'll soon show you"
And fire flew from his finger tips
As he grabbed himself a ewe
And he pulled clippers across her wool
And she made a evil bleat
’twas heard as far afield as Hull
His shearing’d be hard to beat.
When the devil finished Amos said
"You’re not from round abouts, old son
I know that accent, now, you see
You sound queer - you’re not from here
You sound of Lancashire."
Fire on the coal pit run boys run
Devils in the house at the rising sun
chicken in the bread pan picking out dough
Granny does your dog bite no-child-no
The devil bowed his head
Because he knew that he'd been beat
And he laid one golden fleece
On the ground at Amos' feet
Amos said "Devil just come on back
Don’t try to get you gone
That's not enough, you big soft puff
That’s two fleece, not just one"
The devil went up to Yorkshire
He was looking for a soul to steal
He was in a bind cause he was way behind
And he was willing to make a deal
When he came across this old man
Shearing a sheep and keeping it cool
And the devil jumped up on a bar stool
And said, "Boy, let me tell you what
I guess you didn't know it
But I'm a shearing man too
And if you'd care to take a dare
I'll make a bet with you
Now you sheared an pretty good sheepskin
But give the devil his due
I bet a fleece of gold against your soul
‘Cause I think I'm better than you
The man said "My name's Amos
And it might be a sin
I'll not take you bet, you do better yet
One fleece? Better make it two."
Amos grab yourself a ewe
And clip your clippers quick
Cause hell's broke loose in Yorkshire
And the devil’s pretty slick
And if you win
You get two fleeces made of gold
But if you lose, the devil gets your soul
The devil opened up his case
And he said "I'll soon show you"
And fire flew from his finger tips
As he grabbed himself a ewe
And he pulled clippers across her wool
And she made a evil bleat
’twas heard as far afield as Hull
His shearing’d be hard to beat.
When the devil finished Amos said
"You’re not from round abouts, old son
I know that accent, now, you see
You sound queer - you’re not from here
You sound of Lancashire."
Fire on the coal pit run boys run
Devils in the house at the rising sun
chicken in the bread pan picking out dough
Granny does your dog bite no-child-no
The devil bowed his head
Because he knew that he'd been beat
And he laid one golden fleece
On the ground at Amos' feet
Amos said "Devil just come on back
Don’t try to get you gone
That's not enough, you big soft puff
That’s two fleece, not just one"
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Date: 2004-10-21 03:26 am (UTC)The Devil's not from Lancashire, I know, I'd have seen him if he was
Basic Theology 101
Date: 2004-10-21 03:31 am (UTC)I mean; he drinks lager, smkoes menthol, supports Manchester United, and doesn't like chips & gravy.
Satan is by definition soft, and therefore Lancastrian.
Re: Basic Theology 101
Date: 2004-10-21 03:36 am (UTC)I don't drink lager, smoke menthol or support Man Utd and neither do my family and we hail from Rochdale!!
Cheeky bugger :p
Re: Basic Theology 101
Date: 2004-10-21 03:39 am (UTC)Re: Basic Theology 101
Date: 2004-10-21 03:43 am (UTC)Re: Basic Theology 101
Date: 2004-10-21 04:38 am (UTC)Re: Basic Theology 101
Date: 2004-10-21 04:45 am (UTC)Re: Basic Theology 101
Date: 2004-10-21 05:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-21 03:44 am (UTC)*ducks from flying objects*
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Date: 2004-10-21 03:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-21 03:55 am (UTC)We ain't soft, we is hard. I'll take you on, you and 10 of yer hardest mates :)
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Date: 2004-10-21 04:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-21 04:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-21 04:58 am (UTC)Now, back to the mill for them!
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Date: 2004-10-21 05:00 am (UTC)anything but that
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Date: 2004-10-21 05:34 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-21 04:00 am (UTC)Gonna post a link to this in my LJ....
I LOVE this song :) (the original version)
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Date: 2004-10-21 05:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-21 04:58 am (UTC)The wosrt thing is
Date: 2004-10-21 05:04 am (UTC)(Although the sheep shearing contest seems a bit reminiscent of The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett)
I personally have never understood why York and Lancaster keep fighting - I mean, both counties are pretty much the 4th circle of hell anyways! (With Slough's gravel pits being 3rd circle, and Skegness 2nd circle)
Re: The wosrt thing is
Date: 2004-10-21 05:17 am (UTC)Not from Pratchett, anyway. My inspiration was actually famed porn writer Penny Birch...
Re: The wosrt thing is
Date: 2004-10-21 05:22 am (UTC)And hey, at least you're agreeing about the various circles of hell. I look upon this as a bonus.
Re: The wosrt thing is
Date: 2004-10-21 11:38 am (UTC)yorkshire's all incest