ANOTHER SONG. 163 



Man if thou saw the heathor bells 

 An' hard the whusslin plivor, 

 Thou wad think 't fair hivin on the fells, 

 An' leave Sooth Tyne for ivor. 



JAMES ARMSTRONG. 

 Plashetts. 

 North of England Advertiser, June 29, 1872. 



IN ANSWER TO JAMES ARMSTRONG. 



AIR: " There's nae luck aboot the hoose." 



Noo,' Armstrong, aw hev seen yor sang, 



An' prood aw was te read it ; 

 An' may yor life continue lang 



Te write the sangs that's needed. 

 About hewin thoo hes shaved me clean, 



Ne doot thou think s't a mazer ; 

 But before thoo tries to shave agyen, 



Aw hope thou'll whet thy razor. 



Chorus. 

 So try an' blaw anuther breeze, 



An' divvent miss the mark, man; 

 But write of lasses, flowers, an' trees, 



An' miss oot dirty wark, man. 



