Saturday, 20 March 2010

Gloucestershire Ditties

These are some ditties I come out with now and again usually to demonstrate the West Country accent that lurks under the surface:

I be Gloster born and bred
Strong in arm and thick in 'ed.

-:-

Oi can't read an oi can't wroit
But it don't really matter
Cos oi do cum from Glostershoir
An oi can drive a tractor.

I don't know that the next one has any connection with Gloucestershire but my mum used to sing it usually when she'd done something daft:

Oh dear mother what a flower I be
Two young men came courting me
One was blind and the other couldn't see
Oh dear mother what a flower I be.

Thought I'd share them just for the fun of it but if anyone knows where they originated I'd love to hear from you.

1 comment:

  1. What about:

    I be Glosterchoir born and bred.
    Strong in the airm but thick in
    the 'ead! (I think your son told me that one!)

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