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It’s thee as ’as done it as much as me,
Lizzie, I tell thee that.
—“Me gotten a childt to thy landlady—!”
Tha’s gotten thy answer pat,
Lizzie, I tell thee that.
—“Me gotten a childt to thy landlady—!”
Tha’s gotten thy answer pat,
As tha allers hast—but let me tell thee
Hasna ter sent me whoam, when I
Was a’most burstin’ mad o’ my-sen
An’ walkin’ in agony;
Hasna ter sent me whoam, when I
Was a’most burstin’ mad o’ my-sen
An’ walkin’ in agony;
After thy kisses, Lizzie, after
Tha’s lain right up to me Lizzie, an’ melted
Into me, melted into me, Lizzie,
Till I was verily swelted.
Tha’s lain right up to me Lizzie, an’ melted
Into me, melted into me, Lizzie,
Till I was verily swelted.
An’ if my landlady seed me like it,
An’ if ’er clawkin’, tiger’s eyes
Went through me just as the light went out
Is it any cause for surprise?
An’ if ’er clawkin’, tiger’s eyes
Went through me just as the light went out
Is it any cause for surprise?
No cause for surprise at all, my lad,
After lickin’ and snuffin’ at me, tha could
Turn thy mouth on a woman like her—
Did ter find her good?
After lickin’ and snuffin’ at me, tha could
Turn thy mouth on a woman like her—
Did ter find her good?
Ay, I did, but afterwards
I should like to ha’ killed her!
—Afterwards—an’ after how long
Wor it tha’d liked to ’a killed her?
I should like to ha’ killed her!
—Afterwards—an’ after how long
Wor it tha’d liked to ’a killed her?
Say no more, Liz, dunna thee,
I might lose my-sen.
—I’ll only say good-bye to thee, Timothy,
An’ gi’e her thee back again.
I might lose my-sen.
—I’ll only say good-bye to thee, Timothy,
An’ gi’e her thee back again.
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