You Say, I Say
                                     

You say Hello
I say Ey up
You say Pal
I say Duck                                              

You say Turn around
I say Twizzle
You say Alley
I say Jennel

You say Perhaps
I say 'Appen
You say Drunk
I say Slotten

You say Move House?
I say Flit
You say Frightened
I say Frit

You say Something's wrong
I say Summat's up
You say Move along
I say 'Utch up

You say Moody
I say Mardy
You say Ill
I say Badly

I say Granddad's
Kicked his clogs
You say Chilly
I say Frozz        
                                           
Part 2                                                          

Tom Leonard, the Scottish poet,
Said it for years -
It’s nae my accent,
It’s yure ears

 Matt Black

If you have any comments on this poem, Matt Black would be pleased to hear from you.