The Potteries Three by British Bill
Maksum goo cowd = It makes them go cold.
Eyup duck, owat? = Hello, how are you?
Shurrup = Be quiet.
Taint Marn = It isn't mine.
Skidaddle = Go away.
Cut = Canal.
Watter = Water.
Pop = Lemonade.
Bo wo = A dog.
Nowt = Nothing.
Flicks = Cinema.
Babbies = Babies.
An awl = As well /Also.
Ah bin = I've been.
Bo = Ball.
Brok = Broken.
Buzzed = Late for work.
Kadge = Beg/Borrow.
Shonnok = Turnip.
Chuck = Throw.
Clodhoppers = Heavy shoes.
Ahm fust = I'm first.
Ahm seggy = I'm second.
By Jove = Astonishment.
Clemmed = Hungry.
Flit = Move to another house.
Gawping = Standing with mouth open.
Blimey, they musta bin ten a penny = Oh my, they're cheap.
Dunna cum eer with thee monstink or theel get thee ears boxed
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Don't you come here with your bad manners or I will smack you around your ears.
Is cat musta run up ar entry
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(This is a difficult one. It can mean your...
...daughter/sister is pregnant possibly by a neighbour).
Ower Bob sez if your Bob duzant give ower Bob that bob yor Bob
ows ower Bob, ower Bob's goin ter giv yor Bob a bob on is nose
=
Our Bob says if your Bob doesn't give our Bob that bob your Bob
owes our Bob, our Bob is going to give your Bob a bob on his nose.
(Bob = Robert & bob = shilling).
Ower ows is the fust ows an the nex ows is Mr Waterowses ows.
Waterowses ows is nex to ower ows an then cums Waterowses
daughters ows. Nex dor to Waterowses daughters ows there's a
Public ows, a Picture ows an a Slorter ows an in case yer wanna no
the last ows in the row is everybodys ows an that's the werkows.
There's a nice ows belongs to Mr Witeows with watter runnin rownd
it like a reel liteows. An then there's number twentyfower woos
gotta number on their doer an a ceelin that's angin almost to the flor
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Our house is the first house and then comes Mr Waterhouses house.
Waterhouses house is next to our house and then comes Waterhouses
daughters house. Next door to Waterhouses daughters house ther's a
Public house, a Picture house and a slaughter house and in case you
want to know the last house in the row is everybodys house and that's
Workhouse. There's a nice house belongs to Mr Whitehouse with water
running around it like a real Lighthouse. And then there's Number
twenty-four with a number on their door and their ceiling is hanging
almost to the floor.
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