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Greenhow Hill

North Yorkshire, England

Coom, don on thy bonnet an’ shawl

Coom, don on thy bonnet an’ shawl

Coom, don on thy bonnet an’ shawl,
An’ straighten thy cap an’ thy hair;
I’s really beginnin’ to stall
To see thee sit dazzin’ i’ t’ chair.

Sea coom, let us tak a walk oot,
For t’ air is as warm as a bee;
I hennot a morsel o’ doot
It’ll help beath lile Willy an’ thee.

We’ll gan reet throo t’ Middle Toon,
As far as to Reavensgill Heead;
When thar, we can sit wersens doon
On t’ crags close at side o’ t’ becksteead.

An’ then, oh! hoo grand it’ll be
To pass a few minutes away,
An’ listen t’ birds sing on each tree
Their carols for closin’ the day.

An’ all aboot t’ green nobby hills,
T’ lile daisies their beauties will show;
An’ t’ perfume at Flora distils
Like breath o’ the mornin’ will blow.

Then don on thy bonnet an’ shawl,
An’ coom let’s be walkin’ away;
I’s fairly beginnin’ to stall
To see thee sit dazzin’ all t’ day.

Thomas Blackah

Books for sale

Our book, “Life on the Hill” which we published in 2005 is still available here at £16 including postage.

Our latest book, due later this year, is a reprint of the two books written by Harald Bruff in the 1920s – T’ ill an’ t’oade uns upuv Greenho’ & T’ Miners – character sketches of Yorkshire Lead Miners, together with photos, authors notes, further information on the characters in the books and family history information. Watch this space.

Other books for sale published by the Northern Mine Research Society:

The Greenhow Mines

The Grassington Mines

The Wharfedale Mines

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