Wot a love ely nit ti tis, Wot a many staars, Wot a love ely grate thist got, Wot a many baars, I bin a cor tin, Day yow nouw, I tod thi faatha, Day e tel thou. translation What a lovely night it is, What a many stars, What a lovely grate you have got, What a many bars, I have been a courting, Didn't you know, I told your father' Didn't he tell you. Didn't you know, I told your father didn't he tell you
Ha! ha! powerj I very often say " I would if I could, but I can't, so I shan't, so I won't" I just thought perhaps it was something I'd made up as a kid
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My Mom used to say that as well powerj. Another one was "er's got a bell in every tooth and when 'er opens 'er mouth it rings" meaning "goodness me (that's posh) doesn't she talk loud"
I oud if I cud..... one of my grandmother sayings definately blackcountry
What about if pigs cud fly the'd meck unlikely burds
I am amazed how many word there are on birmingham and blackcountry slang list I recognise and sometimesuse not knowing they are black country. Not lived there for forty years.
If you haven't seen this lot they have been on the news and radio recently and it is so funny! Think I might get some t.shirts from them for the Connections site!