Punkie Night Song

T’wer long ago October time, when Chiselborough held it’s Vair,

T’was called Red Flannel day back then with hemp and flax sold there

T’were on the zide o’Gawlers Hill an volk ud gather there.

They’d zell their sheep an osses too an’ calves that they cud spare.

They’d cum vrom all around thic day in parties small and large,

Zum vrom Nartan, zum from Stoke an’ zum vrom Inton St Garge

They’d dance and zing an’barter ‘ard an’drink alota ale.

Twas ome made brew and zider too an’ there begins me tale.

The night wer dark, the stars wer gone, the moon no longer shining,

An’ in the distance Nartan church, the midnight hour wer chiming.

The men vrom Inton gathered round an’ zed wer time to goo,

They staggered off the best they cud a swayin to and froo.

Thet’d ad to much to drink thic day an’it began to show’.

Vur when theyed got to Cat ead Cross, theyd didn’t no wer to go.

One zed “ I knows the way vrom yer, cum on lads just vollo me,

E didn’t know the way at all, theyed cum to Holy Tree.

Theyed turn around and went back down the way that they ad cum,

Th ey went back past Byme an’ by thic time wer on the right way ome.

The men got back to Merrit and zed weem nearly back,

We’ll cut across the fields vrom yer an vollow up thic track.

The oomen volk from Inton st Garge were anxiously awaitin,

Their menvolk adn’t returned as yet an’ they wer tired of waitin.

I knows zed one “we’ll goo along an’meet ‘alf way back”

A good idea they all agreed, we’ll goo along thic track.

They went into a vield close by, an’ pulled up zevral mangolds,

Then scooped  em out till they wer thin an inum put zum candles.

The candles diden show much light so they ad a bright idea,

We’ll carve a face wi eyes in mouth an let the light through ere.

So off they went along thic track with mangolds all aglow,

The faces carved to let out light, it showed um the way to go.

The menvolk  cumming tuther way sid moovin light ahead,

“Tis ghosts they cried and Ghoulis things of zouls that baint yet dead.

The men they scattered ‘cross the vield just like a lot of deer.

The women volk run ader um “Tis only us you fear”

An since thic time so long agoo we celebrate thic night,

With mangolds caved and candles lit, we call it Punky Night.

The children gather in the street with mangolds all aglow.

They sing this song about thic night that happened long ago.......

It’s Punkie night to night, it’s Punkie night to night

Gee us a candle gee us a light, it’s Punkie night to nigt.

It’s Punkie night to night, It’s Punkie Night to night,

 Adam and Eve just wouldn’t believe it’s Punke night to night

It’s Punkie night to night, it’s Punkie night to night

Gee us a candle gee us a light, it’s Punkie night to nigt.