Night A-Zetten In

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When leäzers wi' their laps o' corn
  Noo longer be a-stoopèn,
  An' in the stubble, all vorlorn,
  Noo poppies be a-droopèn;
  When theäse young harvest-moon do weäne,
  That now've his horns so thin, O,
  We'll leäve off walkèn in the leäne,
  While night's a zettèn in, O.

  When zummer doust is all a-laid
  Below our litty shoes, O;
  When all the raïn-chill'd flow'rs be dead,
  That now do drink the dews, O;
  When beauty's neck, that's now a-show'd,
  'S a-muffled to the chin, O;
  We'll leäve off walkèn in the road,
  When night's a-zettèn in, O.

  But now, while barley by the road
  Do hang upon the bough, O,
  A-pull'd by branches off the lwoad
  A-ridèn hwome to mow, O;
  While spiders roun' the flower-stalks
  Ha' cobwebs yet to spin, O,
  We'll cool ourzelves in out-door walks,
  When night's a-zettèn in, O.

  While down at vword the brook so small,
  That leätely wer so high, O,
  Wi' little tinklèn sounds do vall
  In roun' the stwones half dry, O;
  While twilight ha' sich aïr in store,
  To cool our zunburnt skin, O,
  We'll have a ramble out o' door,
  When night's a-zettèn in, O.

© William Barnes