Leeds poet Ian Hacker performs 'Meet Me At The Man With The Barrel' to visitors from twin city Dortmund.

Yorkshire Evening Post

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00:00And we'll go rolling down the hedgerow like the three legs.

00:06Meet me at the man with the barrel.

00:08Me and Big Lil.

00:10And we'll go to Augie's.

00:12We'll go to Wimpie's.

00:14We'll go to Wendy's.

00:15Meet me at the man with the barrel.

00:17We'll join the Territorial Army.

00:20We'll join the Redeemed Church of Christ the Bungee Jumper.

00:25Meet me at the man with the barrel.

00:27We'll help the police count the homeless.

00:30I can't see any home.

00:32Can you see any home?

00:35Meet me at the man with the barrel.

00:36We'll cultivate our inner ring road.

00:39We'll paint our cat's eye.

00:42We'll forge our dual carriageway.

00:45Meet me at the man with the barrel.

00:47I'll race you to the Kremlin.

00:50We'll jump up and down on their 50-gram carpet.

00:53Meet me at the man with the barrel.

00:55The lead's mummy wants out.

00:58He's tapping on the glass in the darkness of the museum.

01:02He's sitting up and rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

01:06He says he wants his amulets back.

01:09He says the reconstruction of his face looks nothing like it.

01:13Meet me at the man with the barrel.

01:15We'll watch the sheep grazing on the roof of Temple Works.

01:20We'll watch them building the town hall.

01:22We'll watch them cleaning the smoke off the town hall.

01:27Meet me at the man with the barrel.

01:28And I'll take you to Beeston Hill.

01:31We'll meet Tony Harrison.

01:33We'll watch the lights come on in the Dalek.

01:36We'll listen to the long row of Ellen Road.

01:41Meet me at the man with the barrel.

01:43The National Federation of Fish Friars is on strike.

01:48What do we want?

01:50Once we're scrapped.

01:51When do we want it?

01:52Now!

01:53Scrapped!

01:54Scrapped!

01:55Scrapped!

01:56Salt and vinegar now!

01:58Gravy on chips!

02:00Never!

02:01No justice!

02:02No peas!

02:05Meet me at the man with the barrel.

02:08We'll track the river Tetley to its source.

02:12We'll camp with the Romans by the bend in the river.

02:16Alan Bennett will tell us stories by the fireside.

02:19We'll build a raft out of pork scratchings.

02:23Meet me at the man with the barrel.

02:24We'll sit on the steps of the Civic Hall until they pedestrianise the city centre.

02:30Even the flight pants.

02:31We won't take no for an answer.

02:34Meet me at the man with the barrel.

02:36We'll build an underground with our bare bloody hands.

02:41The statues will help the Black Prince and Joseph Paxton.

02:45The women with the lamps will light our way in the dark.

02:50Meet me at the man with the barrel.

02:52We'll set the lion free from the museum.

02:55We'll ride him round Millennium Square.

02:58We'll tickle his ears.

03:00We'll get him the biggest saucer of milk we can find.

03:04We'll donate him to the Kitty Cafe.

03:06He'll sit in the window.

03:09Meet me at the man with the barrel.

03:10We'll go to the German Christmas market.

03:14We'll buy him a currywurst as long as Vicar Lane.

03:17He'll teach us drinking songs.

03:20He'll teach us to swear.

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