Comments on: Subject454 https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/03/17/the-london-alphabet/subject454/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 12 Feb 2024 11:55:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Dave Hunt https://spitalfieldslife.com/2012/03/17/the-london-alphabet/subject454/#comment-1546998 Mon, 12 Feb 2024 11:55:20 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Subject454.jpg#comment-1546998 Many years ago I learned the Cockney Alphabet from an old friend John Foreman, The Broadside King. He used to quote it whist doing paper tearing

A fer ‘orses
B ferMutton
C fer yerself. ( or ‘thighlanders)
D fer Dumb
E fer brick
F fer vesant
G fer Police ,’es the one in charge
H fer it, they’re old enough
I for venello
J fer Oranges
K for Restaurant
L fer leather
M fer sis.
N fer Eggs
O fer my dead body ( or fer the wings of a
Dove
P fer a penny
Q fer a bus
R fer Mo
S fer Williams ( or as far as I know,)
T fer Two
U fer me (or mism)
V fer La France
W fer a quid
X fer breakfast – I’ll be bound
Y fer Mistress – may they never meet
Z fer is ‘at – that’s a flat cap!

I’m not from London, thought I worked
there for a short while
I look forward to your daily blog and
I appreciate the huge amount of work and dedication it must take
Many thanks and Best Wishes
Dave Hunt.

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