Geocentrism? Really? Galileo not yet forgiven by *all* Catholics.

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41. Haster bin readin' "On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at"?

The song tells of a lover courting the object of his affections, Mary Jane, on Ilkley Moor without a hat (baht 'at). The singer chides the lover for his lack of headwear – for in the cold winds of Ilkley Moor this will mean his death from exposure. This will in turn result in his burial, the eating of his corpse by worms, the eating of the worms by ducks and finally the eating of the ducks by the singers.

1. Wheear 'as tha been since ah saw thee, I saw thee,
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at?
|: Wheear 'as tha bin since ah saw thee? :|
On Ilkla Moor baht hat, baht 'at,
|: On Ilkla Moor baht 'at? :|

2. I were a coortin' Mary Jane, Mary Jane,
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at.
|: I were a coortin' Mary Jane, :|
On Ilkla Moor baht hat, baht 'at,
|: On Ilkla Moor baht 'at. :|

3. Tha's bahn to get thi death o' cold . . .

4. Then we shall ha' to bury thee, bury thee . . .

5. Then t' worms 'll come an' ate thee up, ate thee up . . .

6. Then t' ducks 'll come an' ate up t' worms, ate up t' worms . . .

7. Then we shall come an' ate them ducks, ate them ducks...

8. Then we shall all 'av etten thee, etten thee . . .

9. That's how we get our oahn back, our oahn back . . .