On Ilkley Moor b'hat 'aaaaaaat
Anyway, It was a bit wild and windy, and not like July at all! But we did indeed climb Ilkley Moor without our hats (Translation for any one not from the county!).
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Where 'as tha bin since I saw thee...
Anyway, It was a bit wild and windy, and not like July at all! But we did indeed climb Ilkley Moor without our hats (Translation for any one not from the county!).
Looks like a lovely trip out, despite the weather! Yes, they always made us sing that at school! x
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of this song until one of my friends moved oop north to live with a boyfriend in Keighley. Definitely not well known in the south.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos!
just you in yorkshire i think.....not sung in school halls in london ....but had a northern gran so know it well. damn....just told him and hes whistling it VERY loudly. x (hes from yorkshire)
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely a Northern thing only I reckon!
ReplyDeleteLovely walk you went on, is that the young man with you?!
Lisa x
No, we didn't sing it at school! Some of Paul's ancestors come from Ilkley and nearby Menston. He remembers, as a child, being taken to see the Sooty factory there. Looks like a super walk:)
ReplyDeleteIt was definitely not sung in Wales though I did hear it several times on the radio, probably courtesy of Wilfred Pickles...
ReplyDeleteI didn't sing it at school down South either but I am familiar with the song. I loved the pictures that accompanied it!
ReplyDeleteSarah x
Lovely photos. I'm glad that you had decent weather to enjoy the views. Jx
ReplyDeleteFabulous !
ReplyDeleteNever sung at school in Romford either....
ReplyDeleteThe walk looks lovely though!
Lx
We even sang about the moors in what was then Rhodesia so it is obviously world wide. I have never been there. but what a beautiful spot. T'other Diane
ReplyDeleteWe sang it in the East Riding......... with minor alterations to the words, I seem to remember the words "without your trousers on"......... ;O)
ReplyDeleteYou certainly get around a bit - did you sing it in the car on the way there - I bet you did - wild and windy it may have been but it looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteWe used to sing it when there were no Yorkshire folk around to hear, just in case they might be offended....!!
ReplyDeleteI used to live in the village of Addingham, just up the road from Ilkley, so the moors were a favourite walk on Sunday afternoons. By eck, thy photos bring back memories.....it was back in the 70's.
Your photos are stunning. What a beautiful part of the world.
ReplyDeleteAnne xx
Where the ducks play football! Didn't you finish it off with that? We did.
ReplyDeleteNever bin on'th moor...
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I was singing! Your ears were pointing in the wrong direction.
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos of stunningly beautiful landscape.
Carol xx
You mean you didn't need a hat - it wasn't raining???
ReplyDeleteI rather think we sang a rude version in school - though not when the teachers could hear!!
Its really beautiful up there though, I agree - years since I went but I loved your gorgeous photos.
beautiful....I've been there....well sort of drove throgh it....now stay in and keep dry!!x
ReplyDeleteI hope you didn't catch thee death of cold!
ReplyDeleteYes we in t'East Riding sung where the ducks play football too. Lovely trip down memory lane, years since I've been on t'moor or sung that song.
ReplyDeleteI'm from Cheshire but have always known that song and was certainly singing along as I read your post:):)
ReplyDeleteWhen I want to school all the kids would just be singing the most popular songs that were on the radio or just mainstream. I guess I'm from a different generation then you.
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