Anthem of Yorkshire: "On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at"

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Unofficial anthem of Yorkshire, a historic county of England. It is a folk song in the Yorkshire dialect, which 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.

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Lyrics: Unknown, 1850s–1870s
Music: Thomas Clark, 1805

LYRICS:

Wheear es-ta bin sin Ah saw thee?
On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at
Wheear es-ta bin sin Ah saw thee?
Wheear es-ta tha bin sin Ah saw thee?
On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at
On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at
On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at
Tha's been a-cooartin' Mary Jane
Tha's bahn to ketch thi deeath o' cowd
Then we s'll 'e to bury thee
Then t'wurrums'll come an' eyt thee up
Then t'ducks'll come an' eyt up t'wurrums
Then we s'll come an' eyt up t'ducks
Then we s'll all 'e etten thee


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