Growing up I read Shel Silverstein’s books. I ran his poem, Where the Sidewalk Ends, through a Cockney Slang translator. Obviously it’s not very accurate, but it’s good for a laugh.
The Slang Poem
Blimey! There is a place where da sidewalk ends
And befawer da street begins,
And there da grass grows soft an’ white,
And there [...]
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Where the Sidewalk Ends – Shel Silverstein
Posted in Across the Pond, Poetry, tagged Cockney, English Slang, Poetry, Shel Silverstein, Slang, Slanguage on October 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »
