Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Cleveland Lyke-Wake Dirge Comments
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This ya neet, this ya neet,
Ivvery neet an' all;
Fire an' fleet an' can'le leet,
An' Christ tak up thy saul.
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Richard Blakeborough
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3/12/2026 11:12:51 AM # 1.0.0
You have credited this Dialect Poem to Blakeborough but it is in fact a traditional dialect verse recorded by (but not authored by) Blakeborough. This version is the Yorkshire version & is the 'anthem' of the New Lyke Wake Club. There is an alternative (Scottish) version recorded by Walter Scott.