Baht'at Information
The song tells of a lover courting the object of his affections, Mary Jane, on Ilkley Moor without a hat (baht 'at). The singer chides the lover for his lack of headwear – for in the cold winds of Ilkley Moor this will mean his death from exposure. This will in turn result in his burial, the eating of his corpse by worms, the eating of the worms by ducks and finally the eating of the ducks by the singers.
The song was also the inspiration for the pre-programme ident used by Yorkshire Television from 1968 to 1987.
Wheear 'as ta bin sin ah saw thee,
Ah saw thee,
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at?!
Wheear 'as ta bin sin ah saw thee?
ah saw thee?
Wheear 'as ta bin sin ah saw thee?
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at?!
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at?!
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at?!
Then we shall ha' to bury thee,
bury thee
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Then we shall ha' to bury thee
bury thee
Then we shall ha' to bury thee
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Tha's wee'r thall catch thi deeath o'cowd
deeath o'cowd,
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Tha's wee'r thall catch thi deeath o'cowd
deeath o'cowd
Tha's wee'r thall catch thi deeath o'cowd
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Tha's been a cooartin' Mary Jane,
Mary Jane,
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Tha's been a cooartin' Mary Jane
Mary Jane
Tha's been a cooartin' Mary Jane
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Then ducks 'll cum and eat oop t'worms
eat oop t'worms
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Then ducks 'll cum and eat oop t'worms
eat oop t'worms
Then ducks 'll cum and eat oop t'worms
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Then t'worms 'll cum and eat thee oop
eat thee oop
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Then t'worms 'll cum and eat thee oop
eat thee oop
Then t'worms 'll cum and eat thee oop
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Then we shall all 'ave etten thee
etten thee
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Then we shall all 'ave etten thee
etten thee
Then we shall all 'ave etten thee
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Then we shall go an' ate oop ducks
ate oop ducks
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
Then we shall go an' ate oop ducks
ate oop ducks
Then we shall go an' ate oop ducks
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
That's wheer we get us oahn back
us oahn back
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
That's wheer we get us oahn back
us oahn back
That's wheer we get us oahn back
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
On Ilkla Moor baht 'at
