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Till I dreäm’d ’at Squire walkt in, an’ I says to him ‘Squire, ya’re laäte,’
Then I seed at ’is faäce wur as red as the Yule-block theer i’ the graäte.

An’ ’e says ‘can ya paäy me the rent to-night?’ an’ I says to ’im ‘Noä,’
An’ ’e cotch’d howd hard o’ my hairm,17 ‘Then hout to-night tha shall goä.’

‘Tha’ll niver,’ says I, ‘be a-turnin ma hout upo’ Christmas Eäve’?
Then I waäked an’ I fun it was Roäver a-tuggin’ an’ tearin’ my slieäve.

An’ I thowt as ’e’d goän cleän-wud,18 fur I noäwaäys knaw’d ’is intent;
An’ I says ‘Git awaäy, ya beäst,’ an’ I fetcht ‘im a kick an’ ’e went.