The Good Life
Mi gram when late at neet comes home t’owd man
drops the clothes she’s knittin’ us, poor owd pet,
sets us table an’ warms room best she can,
an’ we eat a few spuds, what we can get.
Nah’n again we’ll ’ave us an omèlet,
an’ if tha wer to ’old it up to t’ sun
just like an ear, light’d shine reight thru’ it:
a few crusts to nibble on, supper’s done.
Then me, wi’ t'owd man an’ mi sister Grace
a couple o’ hours o’ suppin’ pass,
while gram cleans up an’ puts things back in place,
til we can see to t’ bottom of us glass.
Next a quick piss and an ’ail mary,
an’ straight up to bed in peace an’ plenty.
drops the clothes she’s knittin’ us, poor owd pet,
sets us table an’ warms room best she can,
an’ we eat a few spuds, what we can get.
Nah’n again we’ll ’ave us an omèlet,
an’ if tha wer to ’old it up to t’ sun
just like an ear, light’d shine reight thru’ it:
a few crusts to nibble on, supper’s done.
Then me, wi’ t'owd man an’ mi sister Grace
a couple o’ hours o’ suppin’ pass,
while gram cleans up an’ puts things back in place,
til we can see to t’ bottom of us glass.
Next a quick piss and an ’ail mary,
an’ straight up to bed in peace an’ plenty.
Oxford, June 2004
Translated by Paul Howard
Page(s) 49
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