At number one, i' Bowton's yard, mi gronny keeps a scoo, But hasn't mony scholars yet, hoo's only one or two; They sen the'owd woman's rather cross, - well, well, it may be so; Aw know hoo box'd me rarely once, an' pood mi ears an'o.     At number one, in Bolton’s Yard, my granny keeps a school, But hasn’t many scholars yet, there’s only one or two; They say the old woman’s rather cross, - well, well, it may be so; I know she boxed me good one time, and pulled my ears, and all.

 At number two lives widow Burns - hoo weshes clooas for folk; Their Billy, that's her son, gets jobs at wheelin' coke; They sen hoo coarts wi' Sam-o'-Neds, 'at lives at number three; It may be so, aw conno tell, it matters nowt to me.       At number two lives widow Burns – she washes clothes for folk; Their Billy, that’s her son, gets jobs at wheeling (transporting) coke (coal);They say she courts with Sam O’Neds, who lives at number three; It may be so, I cannot tell, it matters not to me.

 At number three, reet facin' th' pump, Ned Grimshaw keeps a shop; He's Eccles-cakes, an' gingerbread, an' treacle beer, an' pop; He sells oat-cakes, an'o, does Ned he boath soft an' hard; An' everybody buys off him 'at lives i' Bowton's Yard.      At number three, right facing the pump, Ned Grimshaw keeps a shop; He has church cakes, and gingerbread, and treacle (sweet) beer, and pop; He sells oat-cakes, and all, does Ned, he has both soft and hard; And everybody buys off him that lives in Bolton’s Yard.

 At number four Jack Blunderick lives; he goes to th' mill an' wayves; An' then, at th' week-end when he's time, he pows a bit an' shaves; He's badly off, is Jack , poor lad; he's rayther lawm, they sen, An' his childer keep him deawn a bit - aw think they'n nine or ten.     At number four Jack Blunderick lives; he goes to the mill and weaves; And then, on the weekend, when he has time, he pours (drinks) a bit, and shaves; He’s badly off, is Jack, poor lad; He’s rather lame, they say, And his children keep him down a bit; I think they’re nine or ten.

 At number five aw live mysel', wi'owd Susanah Grimes; But dunno loike so very weel - hoo turns me eawt sometimes; An' when awm in there's ne'er no leet, aw have to ceawer i'th' dark; Aw conno pay mi lodgin' brass, becose awm eawt o'wark.       At number five, I live myself, with old Susannah Grimes; But I don’t know that she likes me very well – she turns me out sometimes; And when I’m in, there’s never any light, I have to shower in the dark;  I cannot pay my lodging brass (rent), because I’m out of work.

 At number six, next dur to us, an' close o'th' side o' th' speawt, Owd Susie Collins sell smo'drink, but hoo's welly allis beawt; But heaw it is that is the case aw'm sure aw conno' tell; Hoo happens maks it very sweet , an' sups it o herself.       At number six, next door to us, and close to the side of the spout, Old Susie Collins sells more drink, but she’s really always about; But how it is that is the case I’m sure I cannot tell; She happens to make it very sweet, and drinks it all herself.

 At number seven there's nob'dy lives, they left it yesterday, Th' bum-baykus coom an' makr'd their things, and took 'em o away; They took 'em in a donkey cart, aw know nowt wheer they went.  Aw recon they'n bin ta'en and sowd becose they owed some rent.      At number seven there’s nobody lives, they left it yesterday, The bum-bailiff came and marked their things, and took them all away; They took them in a donkey cart, I know not where they went.  I reckon they’ve been taken and sold because they owed some rent.

At number eight - they're Yawshur folk - there;s only th' mon and woife, Aw think aw ne'er seed nicer folk now these i' o mi loife; Yo'll never yer 'em foin' cawt, loike lots o' married folk, Tehy allis seem good tempered like, an' ready wi' a joke.            At number eight – they’re Yorkshire folk – there’s only the man and wife, I think I’ve never seen nicer folk than these in all my life; You’ll never hear them falling out, like lots of married folk, They always seem good tempered like, and ready with a joke.

 At number nine th'wod cobbler lives - th' owd chap 'at mends mi shoon,   He's getting very weak an' done, he'll ha' to leov us soon; He reads his Bible every day, an' sings just loike a lark, He says he's practisin' for Heaven - he's welly done his wark.       At number nine the old cobbler lives – the old chap that mends my shoes. He’s getting very weak and done, he’ll have to leave us soon; He reads his Bible every day, and sings just like a lark, He says he’s practicing for Heaven – he’s really done his work.

 At number ten Jame Bowton lives - he's th' noicest heawse i' th' row; He's allis plenty o' sum'at t' eat, an lots o' brass an' o; An' when he rides an' walks abeawt, he's dress'd up very fine, But he isn't hawve as near to heaven as him at number nine.      At number ten James Bolton lives, he has the nicest house in the row; He has always plenty of something to eat, and lots of brass, and all; And when he rides and walks about he’s dressed up very fine, But he isn’t half as near to heaven as him at number nine.

 At number 'leven mi uncle lives - aw co him uncle Tum, He goes to conerts, up an' deawn, an' plays a kettle-drum; I' bands o' music, an'sich things, he seem to tak' a rpide, An' allis makes as big a moise as o i' th' place beside.           At number eleven, my uncle lives - I call him Uncle Tom,

At number twelve, an' th eend o' th' row, Joe Stiggens deal i' ale; He's sixpenny, an' fourpenny, dark coloured, an' he's pale; But aw ne'er touch it, for aw know it's ruined mony a bard - Awm th'only chap as doesn't drink 'at live i' Bowton's Yard.              At number twelve, at the end of the row, Joe Stiggins deals in ale; He has sixpenny and fourpenny, dark-colored and pale; But I never touch it, for I know it’s ruined many a bard, I’m the only chap that doesn’t drink that lives in Bolton’s Yard.