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ADDOCK & CHIPS By 'is mother who'd kissed 'im on t' lips An' told 'im as 'ow 'e shouldn't dawdle on t' way back Wi' three lots of 'addock and chips An bright for 'is age they all said An' 'e clutched old of t' money an set off for t' shop Repeatin' these words in 'is 'ead 'Addock and chips 'addock and chips The words that 'is mother 'ad spoke Over and over--again and again 'E wished mum 'ad give 'im a note Mrs Storm was cleanin' 'er windows An' wi' wash-leather was gettin to grips "Ello there young Sam" she said as 'e passed and Sam shouted "Addock and chips" !! Mrs Storm thought "Poor little mite" As she watched 'im go skippin' down t' lane An' said as ow bloody computers Were drivin' all t' childer insane He were just like 'is dad an' 'is mother All tarred wi' same brush she said Wi' their whippets an' ferrets an' pigeons an' such They were all of 'em out of their 'ead By this time Sam 'ad reached t' pet-shop an' smell made 'im fair lick 'is lips 'Cos t' pet-shop were next door to t' chippy And Sam could smell 'addock and chips 'E looked long an' 'ard at t' kittens in t' shop If 'e 'ad one 'eed be ever so kind An' e wished -'ow 'e wished as 'e 'ad one It drove everything else from 'is mind There were people stood outside t' chip-shop An' Sam 'ad to push 'is way through But 'e were only thinkin' of t' kittens As 'e took up 'is place in the queue 'E 'eard someone at t' front give their order "Steak-puddin an' chips an' some peas" "That's just three pound" said the lady in white "Thank-you, good bye, who's next please ?" Well the queue it got shorter an' shorter An' young Sam started shufflin' 'is feet As people went 'ome with their dinners So 'ungry some ate 'em in t' street "Now then young Sam" it were t' lady in white "An' what can I get for you" she said But Sam 'e were thinkin' of t' kittens It 'ad gone clean out of 'is 'ead Sam just stood there with mouth open wide Tryin' 'ard 'is mum's words to recall But all 'e could think of were t' kittens Kittens, just kittens, that's all !! "Now we're right out of puddins and right out of peas An' there's nobbut one piece of cod But we've plenty of 'addock an' plenty of chips" Said the lady......Sam just gave a nod "I'll give you three lots of 'addock an' three lots of chips For you and your mum and your dad An' 'urry-up 'ome so they'll not go cold Go on now Sam there's a good lad" Sam set off a runnin' an' soon arrived 'ome 'Is mum were waitin at t' door "Well done Sam" she said as she patted 'is 'ead But Sam 'e just looked down at the floor 'E stood for a while, then 'e started to smile As the words tumbled out from 'is lips "It's alright mum, it's alright" Sam said "I've remembered it - addock and chips" Well Sam's mum and dad they loved 'im so much That they both said 'ow good it would be If they bought Sam a kitten from t' pet shop An' they'd take 'im there straight after tea Well Sam 'e were fairly delighted An' this time t'words came from 'ushed lips "Thank-you Lord for mi' mum an' mi' dad An' thank-you for 'addock and chips"
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