The nice young man on-a train
ad JESUS CHRIST cross-a top
of is T-shirt, never thought
youngster nowadays ud care s' much
an ee seemed awful rough
adn' shaved f' days,
but still ower Lord ad a beard.

Is girl didn seem s' weird,
all dressed in black,
goin to a fewnral p'raps?
Mind, er lipstick were purple
an she looked awful pale
like she wuz goin t' be sick.

They did seem very close,
reminded me o' my courtin days.
Spect ee do take some flak
f' bein so oly... good f'r im, I say.

An then in Cardiff ee got up.
Couldn believe my eyes
JESUS IS A C...
couldn bring myself t' read,
blood an a demon on is sleeve!
I give him such a look.
Devil-worshippers in broad daylight!
Strolled off and-in-and.
If I woz is mam,
wouldn make rags from that.

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