We got to t'Skerton side of the Lune
and none too soon,
slipped once or half a dozen times
but not so much as to be submerged

we wuz minded to watch our steps
by them as had gone before us.

****** all on Skerton side though
so
it were off back to t'toirtoiseshell island
which were made of concrete and looked
like a submarine,

them days were few
and them as knew 'em
knew 'em to be
the best days of our lives.