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A West Country Poem

Posted by skinner_jennifer on July 6, 2010 - 15:28
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Old Mrs Spence had got no sense, she hung her washing on a barbed wire fence. She say's she don't own a washing line, that er fence will do just fine. When we see's er children, we turn are heads, cause all their clothes are torn to shreds. Then there's this guy, his name is Sly he do wear a patch over one eye. He thinks he's a pirate and acts like a tyrant. He's okay when he's sober, but when he get's drunk, I don't think he baths cause he smells like a skunk. To top it all off, I got propositioned by Goff, he comes up to me and say's, "hey can't you see that your the women for me?" I say's, "you get lost I'm a lesbian of course. He say's, "no way, I've known you for years, you used to go out with Charlie Sears." I say, "that was then and this is now. He say's, "Oh shut up I'll see you at three in the "RED BULL AND COW." Now along comes Enit Heart, "Oh my god she's a nosy tart." "What did I hear a pub mentioned?" She shouts with glee! "Yes" I said Goff will see you at three. "Now I'me off fer me tea. So leave me alone, I'me going with me girl friend Lorna down the "DOG AND BONE."

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Comments

Luly Whisper | July 7, 2010 - 07:42

Entertaining - I'd like to hear you recite it.
Sorry to be pedantic, but there is no apostrophe in "says".

skinner_jennifer | July 7, 2010 - 11:35

Thanks for your comment Luly Whisper, I have just noticed what you mean. Sometimes when Iam typing I get a bit carried away. But I hope you get the picture.

tcook | July 7, 2010 - 15:51

As a recent re-arrival in the West Country I am finding the accent both funny and original. I especially like 'Where be 'ee to?' wwhich doesn't mean 'Where are you going?' - it does means 'Where have you been?'

skinner_jennifer | August 23, 2010 - 10:10

Hi tcook,
Just read your comment. You probably won't get to
read this, being as it's now nearly the end of August,
but I was just wondering if on your arrival in the
West Country, if you had heard of the musical sounds
of the Wurzles, they used to be called Adge Cutler
and the Wurzles. They are brilliant live. Their most
famous songs were 'I've got a brand new combine
Harvester.' and 'Drink up thee Cider.'

I hope you do get to read this, I would love to know
also, if you have heard of a place called Shirehampton, that was where I was born, and lived nearly all my life. It used to be a beautiful little
villiage back in the 50s and 60s, but like everything
else, it's become all built up, though it still has
that friendly feeling.

Again hope you get to reply to this, I would be
interested.

Jenny.

Geoffrey | September 29, 2010 - 19:29

Hi there Jenny. Liked this piece, to me it's more like a rap. I like the Wurzles too, although I've only heard 'I've got a brand new combine harvester' and that was on the telly.

skinner_jennifer | October 1, 2010 - 16:55

Hi Geoffrey,
Wow so you have heard of the Wurzles, my partner has an old
LP of there's, they sing alot of songs about the west
country, they are so funny. I used to go and see them play
at this place in Bristol called the Old Grannery, we used to see Aker Bilk play there aswell, you have probably heard
of him too.
Thankyou so much for reading.
Jenny.