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Introducción:
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One Sunday morning Lambton went a-fishin' in the Wear
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An' catched a fish upon his huek he thowt leuk't varry queer,
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But whatt'n a kind a fish it was young Lambton couldn't tell.
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He waddn't fash to carry it hyem, so he hoyed it doon a well.
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Whisht! lads, haad yor gobs, Aa'll tell ye aall and aaful story,
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Whisht! lads, haad yor gobs, An' Aal tell ye 'bout the worm.
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Noo Lambton felt in-clined to gan an' fight in foreign wars.
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He joined a troop o' Knights that cared for neither wounds nor scars,
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An' off he went to Pales-stine where queer things him be-fel,
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An' varry seun forgot a-boot the queer worm i' the well.
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Whisht! lads, haad yor gobs, Aa'll tell ye aall and aaful story,
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Whisht! lads, haad yor gobs, An' Aal tell ye 'bout the worm.
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But the worm got fat an' growed an' growed, an' growed an aaful size
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He'd greet big teeth, a greet big gob an' greet big goggle eyes.
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An' when at neets he craaled aboot to pick up bits o'-news,
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If he felt dry upon the road he milked a dozen coos.
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Whisht! lads, haad yor gobs, Aa'll tell ye aall and aaful story,
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Whisht! lads, haad yor gobs, An' Aal tell ye 'bout the worm.
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This feorful worm wad often feed on calves an' lambs an' sheep,
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An' swally little bairns alive when they laid doon to sleep.
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An' when he'd eaten aal he cud an' he had has he's fill,
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He craaled a-way an' lapped his tail seven times roond Pensher Hill.
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Whisht! lads, haad yor gobs, Aa'll tell ye aall and aaful story,
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Whisht! lads, haad yor gobs, An' Aal tell ye 'bout the worm.
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The news of this most aaful worm an' his queer gannins on
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Seun crossed the seas an? gat to the ears of bowld an' brave Sir John.
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So hyem he came an' catched the beast an' cut 'im in three halves,
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An' that seun stopped he's eatin' bairns, an' sheeps an' lambs and calves.