THE PARCEL POST
Eee bah gum, bonny lad
It’s a reet cowead day fer it, in’t it?
I’ll say, aye, I’ll say,
it’s a reet bit parky, allreet!
Gooun then tha’ bonny lad
Threw some wood on fear…
An’ thee mate turns up t' blow
'eater in cab o’ thirty foot wagon.
Tha’s betta, says dri-ver.
As they ‘ead t’ next drop.
Fictional Northern Accent UK..
020408
Laughing. I think it's right! Good!
ReplyDeleteeeh bah gum, that's a reet good poem...
ReplyDeleteYou got me! I have been reading this poem out loud several times, trying to bury my Aussie accent!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun!
Gemma
Och aye the noo, that be braw...
ReplyDelete:-)
This guy's been to some pretty obscure places to pick up this medley of a dialect. Still, that's the North for you - a different accent on every street!
ReplyDeleteYeah, thanks to everybody for taking a butchers and commenting. It is a bit of a hotch potch of accents and I did put a little footnote disclaimer - stating that it was a fictional accent. Anyway...
ReplyDeleteGreat accent, hodgepodge or no--I love how it plays with the tonal qualities of the words.
ReplyDeleteah the famed northern accent - hilarious depiction I say.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by my blog.
Thanks Tria- you know more than I do..
ReplyDeleteThanks Aareet- you're too kind...