The Shepherds Arrive....

I will continue this years nativity in the Black Country Dialect, which is pronounced as it's spelt, so have a go and try and read it.

Here we Go.


Up in the ‘ills there was some shepherds lookin’ after the sheep. It was cold, so they was sittin’ by the fire lettin’ their dogs do the werk while they ‘ad summat to ate an’ a smoke. Suddenly the sky was lit up like bonfire night an’ a angel cum. They day know owt about angels an’ they was frit, they fell on the ground. “Yo’ am a silly lot”, sed the angel, “I shore ‘urt yer. I gorrer message for yer. There’s a babby bin born in Bethle’em. ‘Is name’s Jesus an’ e’s God’s son. Goo an’ ‘ave a look at ‘im. ‘E’s in a stable lyin’ in a manger”. The shepherds looked at each other an’ one sed “Blimey ! Yo’ doh know what’ll ‘appen these days. We’d better get crackin’ if we’m gooin’ ter do as ‘e told we”. The shepherds come down the ‘ill into Bethle’em an’ they kept on about the angels. One sed “Fancy angels comin’ to see we. We ay nobody. It ay as if we’m important”. Another agreed an’ sed “It wor arf a good toon what they sung, but I cor remember the words, con yo ?”. “Summat about glory an’ God in the ‘ighest “, answered his mate. When we get back we’ll try an’ get it writ down between we “. They must ‘ave or we wouldn’t know it now. Any road up, they come to the town. One on ‘em sed “It’s or right ‘im sayin’ we’ll find the babby in a stable. But they’m all over the plerce. We could be lookin’ for wicks ! ‘Is friend snapped at ‘im “ Why doh yo shut yer moanin’ ? Us two’ll look this side an’ yo’ pair look the other “. Another sed “It ay much use lookin’ in the stables what’m shut. An’ if there’s a new babby they’ll ‘ave a light on “. Then they ‘eard their mates whistle an’ they fun ‘em outside a stable built in a cave. Someone whispered “Doh mek a clatter, we’m ‘ere “. One knocked the door an’ Mary called “Come on in “. They took their ‘ats off an’ went in on tiptoe. The chief shepherd sed “Adoo, missus. A angel tode we ter cum an’ see yower babby “. Mary smiled an’ beckoned ‘em in. Joseph sed “’Ere ‘e is. Come an’ look, but mind yo doh breathe on ‘is ferce “. The shepherds knelt down round the manger an’ looked. “Ay ‘e tiny “, said the youngest, “Ay ‘e got little ‘ands ?”. “Corse ‘e’s tiny y’ saft ayputh “, said the leader, “E’s new ay ‘e ?”. “I know that”, said the young un, “but yo cor imagine God little con yer ?”. The shepherds turned to goo an’ little Jesus smiled. The leader sed after as it was wind an’ all babbies did it, but ‘e wor as sure as ‘e med out “