Any Bread? The Young'uns

[Verse 1]
Me name is John Longstaff, in Stockton I was born
On a cold December morning, my eyes first saw the dawn
Me grandad was a sailor, he wore the jacket too
And when I found his old sea chest, I thought I'd be one too
Now when I was 10 the slump began and I did not know why
My belly should be empty and my lips should be dry
There were jam jars for cups and there were newspapers for plates
And all us kids a-waiting outside the factory gates
And it's

[Chorus]
"Mister! Mister! Mister!" wе said
"Mister! Mister! Mister!" wе bled
"Mister! Mister!" we sang like the dead
"Mister! Oh, Mister! Can you spare any bread?"

[Verse 2]
One day we pinched two duck eggs from a shop on Norton Road
And we ran back to Willie's house to cook our little load
But Willie's mum, she were so poor, she never had a pan
So we thre them in the kettle and soon it boiled and sang
But two rozzers traced us and they searched the whole house through
They found the pantry empty and all our stomachs too
Says Willie's mum "Would you like some tea? The kettle's on the job"
Those rozzers smiled and shook their heads and they left her two bob