190 NOTES. 



Owld Colley hunched, and owld Colley vlinched, 

 And Colley bleowed drough her nose, . 



And owld Colley kicked owld Grumbler's zhins 

 Till the blood rund out ov' his zhoes. 



The Grumbler zet the milkin pail down, 



And turned hiz zelf about ; 

 And there stood th' owld zow in the butter churm, 



Wi' her two vore vit and sznout. 



Then Grumbler tuk th' vire zhovel, 



And zwore he 'd pay her hire ; 

 The owld zow rund 'tween Grumbler's legs, 



And d rowed un into th' vire. 



Then Grumbler he a grumblin lay, 



While the hens did lay away ; 

 And he vorgot to reel the yearn 



As Jane spun yesterday. 



Then Grumbler he a grumblin lay, 



Till Jane coomed whoame vrom plough ; 



And there did stand the milkin pail, 

 And likewise the owld zow. 



Then Grumbler he a vresh bargain 'ould make, 



That it should be zo now, 

 That Jane zhould be housewife at whoame, 



And he would gwo to plough. 



