'Tis strange 'at fowk will be sich fooils To mak life net worth livin', Fermentin' rows, creatin' mooils, Detractin' an' deceivin'. To fratch an' worry day an' neet, Is sewerly wilful blindness,...
Bonny lads, and bonny lasses! Work away! work away! Think how swift each moment passes, Time does never stay. Then let's up and to our labours, They who will, must sure succeed,...
Work if tha can, it's thi duty to labor; If able, show willin, - ther's plenty to do, Ther's battles to feight withaat musket or sabre, But if tha'll have pluck tha'll be safe to pool throo. ...