Hi Canny Man, Hoy a Ha'penny Oot
Ne doot ye aall knaa whe Aa am, so Aa've come here te tell ye,
The way the folks aall laugh at me, it's nearly drove me crazy,
If Aa put on me Sunday claes at neet when Aa gan oot,
The folks aroond the neiborhood is sure to start an' shoot.
Chorus:
Hi! canny man hoy a ha'penny oot,
Ye'll see some fun thor is ne doot,
Where ivvor Aa gan ye'll heor them shoot,
Hi! canny man hoy a ha'penny oot.
Once Aa went te see the play- Aa made the folks aall glower,
A chep says that's "Aad Monkey Nuts", 'twas then Aa said "Give ower",
Aa teuk a front seat in the staals, commenced to leuk aboot,
When ivorybody in the place, at once began te shoot.
Chorus:
Once Aa thought that Aa'd get wed-nee langer Aa wad tarry,
Aa bowt the ring, so off Aa went, ma single life te "barry",
The Parson got the sarvice ower, then Aa began te "laff",
When coming oot th' church agyen, the folks began to chaff,
SPOKEN:- Chaff Aa think they did, an' shoot at the top o' thor voices.
Chorus:
Harry Nelson.
This song is a relic of the days when the children used to run after the trippers in the wagonettes, shouting for coins.
Translation:
Ne doot ye aall knaa whe Aa am, so Aa've come here te tell ye,
No doubt you all know who I am, so I've come here to tell you
The way the folks aall laugh at me, it's nearly drove me crazy,
The way the people all laugh at me, it has nearly driven me crazy
If Aa put on me Sunday claes at neet when Aa gan oot,
If I put on my Sunday clothes at night when I go out,
The folks aroond the neiborhood is sure to start an' shoot.
People around the neighborhood are sure to start to shout
Chorus:
Hi! canny man hoy a ha'penny oot,
Hi! mate - throw a halfpenny out,
Ye'll see some fun thor is ne doot,
You'll see some fun there is no doubt,
Where ivvor Aa gan ye'll heor them shoot,
Wherever I go you'll hear them shout,
Hi! canny man hoy a ha'penny oot.
Once Aa went te see the play- Aa made the folks aall glower,
Once I went to see the play-I made the people all glower
A chep says that's "Aad Monkey Nuts", 'twas then Aa said "Give ower",
A chap (man) said thats "Old Monkey Nuts", it was then I said "Give over" (stop it)
Aa teuk a front seat in the staals, commenced to leuk aboot,
I took a front seat in the stalls, started to look about,
When ivorybody in the place, at once began te shoot.
When everybody in the place, at once began to shout.
Chorus:
Once Aa thought that Aa'd get wed-nee langer Aa wad tarry,
Once I thought that I'd get married - no longer would I wait
Aa bowt the ring, so off Aa went, ma single life te "barry",
I bought the ring, so off I went, my single life to bury,
The Parson got the sarvice ower, then Aa began te "laff",
The Parson got the service over, then I began to laugh,
When coming oot th' church agyen, the folks began to chaff,
When coming out the church again, the people began to ........
SPOKEN:- Chaff Aa think they did, an' shoot at the top o' thor voices.
...... I think they did, and shout at the top of their voices.