Wp/nth/Lambton Worm

Thi Lambton Worm is yen o thi myest kenspeckle creaturs frae thi foak tyels o Northumbrie. Thi worm is commemorateet byeth wi written warks an oral tradition, an hes been adapteet intiv a foak sang an pantomime an aał.

Sang

Won Sunda morn young Lambton went

A-fishin in thi Wear;

An catched a fish upon his heuk

He thowt leukt vary queer.

But whatten a kynd ov fish it was

Young Lambton cuddent tell-

He waddent fash ti carry'd hyem,

So he hoyed it doon a well

Owerword:

Whisht! lads, haad yor gobs,

An A'll tell ye aal an aaful story,

Whisht! lads, haad yor gobs,

An' A'll tell ye 'boot thi worm.

Noo Lambton felt inclined ti gan

An fight i foreign wars.

He joined a troop ov Knights that cared

For nowther woonds nor scars,

An off he went ti Palestine

Wheor queor things him befel,

An varry seun forgat aboot

Thi queer worm i thi well.

(Owerword)

But thi worm got fat an grewed an grewed,

An grewed an aaful size;

He'd greet big teeth, a greet big gob,

An greet big goggly eyes.

An when at neets he craalled aboot

Ti pick up bits o news,

If he felt dry upon thi road,

He'd milk a dozen coos.

(Owerword)

This feorful worm wad often feed

On caalves an lambs an sheep,

An swally little bairns alive

When they laid doon ti sleep.

An when he'd eaten aal he cud

An he had had his fill,

He craaled away an lapped his tail

Ten times roond Pensha Hill.

(Owerword)

Thi news ov this myest aaful worm

An his queer gannins on

Seun crossed thi seas, gat ti thi ears

Ov brave an bowld Sor John.

So hyem he cam an catched thi beast,

An cut 'im in twee haalves,

An that seun stopped hes eatin bairns

An sheep an lambs an caalves.

(Owerword)

So noo ye knaa hoo aal thi foaks

On byeth sides ov thi Wear

Lost lots o sheep an lots o sleep

An leeved i mortal feor.

So let's hev one ti brave Sor John

That kept thi bairns frae harm,

Saved coos an calves by myekin haalves

O thi famis Lambton Worm.

Final owerword:

Noo lads, A’ll haad me gob,

That's aal A knaa aboot thi story

Ov Sir John's clivvor job

Wi thi aaful Lambton Worm.