very large worm

[mooky]

I've been gardening all day. I am pleased to say my garden is full of worms  including the biggest I have ever seen. It came squirming past me and measured about 14inches. I picked it up on the end of a stick and it curled up to about a 12inches? Very segmented, and a flatter tummy. I have to say it was horrible, poor worm. Can anyone tell me more about it please. Is it eating my other normal worms ? Thank you

[Dick Smith]

The Lambton Worm

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One Sunday mornin Lambton

Went a-fishin' in the Wear;

An' catched a fish upon his huek,

He thowt leuk't aaful queer,

But what strange kind o' fish it was

Young Lambton couldn't tell.

He waddn't fash to carry it hyem,

So he hoyed it in a well.

Chorus:

Whisht! lads, haad yor gobs,

Aa'll tell ye aall and aaful story,

Whisht! lads, haad yor gobs,

An' Aal tell ye 'bout the worm.

Noo Lambton felt inclined to gan

An' fight in foreign wars.

He joined a troop o' Knights that cared

For neither wounds nor scars,

An' off he went to Palestine

Where queer things him befel,

An' varry seun forgot aboot

The queer worm i' the well.

(Chorus)

But the worm got fat an' growed an' growed,

An' growed an aaful size;

He'd greet big teeth, a greet big gob,

An' greet big goggle eyes.

An' when at neets he craaled aboot

To pick up bits o'news,

If he felt dry upon the road,

He milked a dozen coos.

(Chorus)

This feorful worm wad often feed

On calves an' lambs an' sheep,

An' swally little bairns alive

When they laid doon to sleep.

An' when he'd eaten aal he cud

An' he had had he's fill,

He craaled away an' lapped his tail

Seven times roond Pensher Hill.

(Chorus)

The news of this most aaful worm

An' his queer gannins on

Seun crossed the seas, gat to the ears

Of brave an' bowld Sir John.

So hyem he cam an' catched the beast

An' cut 'im in three halves,

An' that seun stopped he's eatin' bairns,

An' sheep an' lambs and calves.

(Chorus)

So noo ye knaa hoo aall the folks

On byeth sides of the Wear

Lost lots o' sheep an' lots o' sleep

An' lived in mortal feor.

So let's hev one to brave Sir John

That kept the bairns frae harm

Saved coos an' calves by myekin' haalves

O' the famis Lambton Worm

Chorus:

Noo lads, Aa'll haad me gob,

That's aall Aa knaa aboot the story

Of Sir John's clivvor job

Wi' the aaful Lambton Worm!

[Cassis]

Faaan-tast-eek!

Ta Dick! [:D]

[Patf]

Dick that brought back memories! I've got that set to music somewhere along with lots of other Geordie songs and recitations if anyone's interested. Pat.

[Cassis]

I'll sing it for you, Pat!

[Dick Smith]

Ah knaa al the wurds an' all, me!

[chris pp]

At risk of being extremely boring, mooky, it was a common earthworm, and in spite of being called a common earthworm, it's probably not seen as often as some of the other worms, tends to go deep, and no, it isn't eating your other worms or creatures, like all "earthworms" it eats decomposing organic matter.

Chris

[Dick Smith]

Aw Chris man, ah prefer wor worm cos' it's aal big an' nobbly like.

[mooky]

Thank you everyone, I feel a bit stupid now.

[Dick Smith]

Norras stupid as that Lambton fella!

[chris pp]

Your not the first person to find a big worm and be surprised, so just be happy that you have good soil.

As for Mr D Smith, I don't know if it's the change of season or the change of life, speaking as someone who is being affected by both, I can empathise.

Chris

[Dick Smith]

Why Chris, I'm just gettin' in touch with me mackem side.

Divvan fret, Mooky hinny, Aal be aright when the moon wanes a little bit.

[Pads]

cassis have you been on the pop or are you just taking a well earned rest?[:D]

[Cassis]

Naah, marrah, ah jus tripped awah gannin tappy-lappy anna cannit gerrup aginn.  [:)]  Mebby if ah rock like a shuggy boat. [I]

[Mark]

Makes Welsh seem logical. [8-)]

[Cassis]

Translation:

No, my friend, I simply tripped over when running and I seem unable to regain an upright position. [:)]  Perhaps rocking back and forwards in the manner of a fairground ride would correct the situation. [I]

[Patf]

Haddaway man divn't taalk daft! Pat.

[Cassis]

If wor lass heeyaz ye caalin uz daft, shull dee foyah, pet! [:D]

Ahm from Blaydon, me, like.

Blaydon Races

[Cassis]

[quote user="Patf"]Dick that brought back memories! I've got that set to music somewhere along with lots of other Geordie songs and recitations if anyone's interested. Pat.

[/quote]

Hi Pat

What format have you got them in?  Any transferable by Internet?  Always assuming this wouldn't be breaking anyone's copyright, of course. [;-)]

[Frederick]

Aaav printed yon poem and ganna sit on the netty ..have a good read . 

[Cassis]

Aw went to Blaydon Races, 'twas on the ninth of Joon,

Eiteen hundred an' sixty-two, on a summer's efternoon;

Aw tyuk the 'bus frae Balmbra's, an' she wis heavy laden,

Away we went alang Collingwood Street, that's on the road to Blaydon.

(chorus)

Oh lads, ye shud only seen us gannin',

We pass'd the foaks upon the road just as they wor stannin';

Thor wes lots o' lads an' lasses there, all wi' smiling faces,

Gawn alang the Scotswood Road, to see the Blaydon Races.

We flew past Airmstrang's factory, and up to the "Robin Adair",

Just gannin' doon te the railway bridge, the 'bus wheel flew off there.

The lasses lost their crinolines off, an' the veils that hide their faces,

An' aw got two black eyes an' a broken nose in gan te Blaydon Races.

(chorus)

When we gat the wheel put on away we went agyen,

But them that had their noses broke they cam back ower hyem;

Sum went to the Dispensary an' uthers to Doctor Gibbs,

An' sum sought out the Infirmary to mend their broken ribs.

(chorus)

Noo when we gat to Paradise thor wes bonny gam begun;

Thor was fower-an-twenty on the 'bus, man, hoo they danced an' sung;

They called on me to sing a sang, aw sung them "Paddy Fagan",

Aw danced a jig an' swung my twig that day aw went to Blaydon.

(chorus)

We flew across the Chain Bridge reet into Blaydon toon,

The bellman he was callin' there, they call him Jackie Broon;

Aw saw him talkin' to sum cheps, an' them he was pursuadin'

To gan an' see Geordy Ridley's concert in the Mechanics' Hall at Blaydon.

(chorus)

The rain it poor'd aw the day an' myed the groons quite muddy,

Coffy Johnny had a white hat on - they war shootin' "Whe stole the cuddy."

There wes spice stalls an' munkey shows an' aud wives selling ciders,

An' a chep wiv a hapenny roond aboot, shootin' "Now, me boys, for riders."

(chorus)

[Spongebob]

It's a bit like reading "Sid the Sexist", or "The Bacons", from Viz magazine[:-))]

Spongebob

[Cassis]

Way aye, Spunjbob.  Hayeh clicked on me sig-nitchah orron me webseet yit? [:D]  Yuh need ya speekahz on, like.

[Patf]

Cassis - the music I have is for piano and voice and there are 4 books published by Windows music shop in the Central Arcade Newcastle. They have the copyright. A good selection including the 2 above plus such classics as " Wor Nanny's a mazer", " Divvent clash  the door " and "Hi! canny man hoy a ha'penny oot" "Wrang train Agyen". But many apologies to Mooky for hijacking your thread - it's brought on a flood of nostalgia. Pat. ps I'm not a real Geordie as I come from Blyth on the coast. but I love the language and the sense of humour. Just found one that starts" O Dick what's kept ye a' this time? Aw've fretted sair aboot ye; Aw thowt ye'd fa'n in the Tyne, then what wad aw deun withoot ye?"

[Cassis]

Have you got 'Cushy Butterfield' - does it mean anything to you?  We were taught it in school music lessons, remarkably! 

There was another one about a boat and colliers on the Tyne but I can't remember what it was.  No, not 'When the Boat Comes In"!

I love the sound of " Wor Nanny's a mazer", " Divvent clash  the door ", "Hi! canny man, hoy a ha'penny oot"  and "Wrang train Agyen".  Any chance of the words?