The Derelict - Kostenloses Hörbuch

BILL 'AWKINS

   “'As anybody seen Bill 'Awkins?”
       “Now 'ow in the devil would I know?”
   “'E's taken my girl out walkin',
      An' I've got to tell 'im so —
         Gawd — bless — 'im!
      I've got to tell 'im so.”

   “D'yer know what 'e's like, Bill 'Awkins?”
       “Now what in the devil would I care?”
   “'E's the livin', breathin' image of an organ-grinder's monkey,
      With a pound of grease in 'is 'air —
         Gawd — bless — 'im!
      An' a pound o' grease in 'is 'air.”

   “An' s'pose you met Bill 'Awkins,
      Now what in the devil 'ud ye do?”
   “I'd open 'is cheek to 'is chin-strap buckle,
      An' bung up 'is both eyes, too —
         Gawd — bless — 'im!
      An' bung up 'is both eyes, too!”

   “Look 'ere, where 'e comes, Bill 'Awkins!
      Now what in the devil will you say?”
   “It isn't fit an' proper to be fightin' on a Sunday,
      So I'll pass 'im the time o' day —
         Gawd — bless — 'im!
      I'll pass 'im the time o' day!”