On Ilkley Moore Bar T'at

Where hast thou been since I saw thee, I saw thee
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
Where hast thou been since I saw thee, I saw thee
Where hast thou been since I saw thee without thy trousers on

On Ilkley Moor bar t'at (where's that?)
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at (where's that?)
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at (where the ducks play football!)

Thou've been-a-courting Mary-Jane, Mary-Jane
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
Thou've been-a-courting Mary-Jane, Mary-Jane
Thou've been-a-courting Mary-Jane without thy trousers on

On Ilkley Moor...

Thoust going to catch thy death of cold, death of cold
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
Thoust going to catch thy death of cold, death of cold
Thoust going to catch thy death of cold without thy trousers on

On Ilkley Moor...

Then we shall have to bury thee, bury thee
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
Then we shall have to bury thee, bury thee
Then we shall have to bury thee without thy trousers on

On Ilkley Moor...

Then t'worms shall come and eat thee up, eat thee up
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
Then t'worms shall come and eat thee up, eat thee up
Then t'worms shall come and eat thee up without thy trousers on

On Ilkley Moor...

Then ducks shall come and eat up t'worms, eat up t'worms
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
then ducks shall come and eat up t'worms, eat up t'worms
Then ducks shall come and eat up t'worms without thy trousers on

On Ilkley Moor...

Then we shall come and eat up ducks, eat up ducks
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
Then we shall come and eat up ducks, eat up ducks
Then we shall come and eat up ducks without thy trousers on

On Ilkley Moor...

Then we shall all have eaten thee, eaten thee
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
Then we shall all have eaten thee, eaten thee
Then we shall all have eaten thee without thy trousers on

On Ilkley Moor...

There is a moral to this tale, to this tale
On Ilkley Moor bar t'at
There is a moral to this tale, to this tale
There is a moral to this tale (where the ducks flew backwards!)
Don't go without your hat, don't go without your hat to Ilkley Moor bar t'at.


The original version

Ilkley Moor? Where's that?


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