A Cornishman’s Alphabet After Phillip Gross by Alan Murton

An Alturnun Academic Arguing Attic Arts
Bodmin Bully-Boys Booking Beds for bards.
Cool Chaps from Camborne Catching the Coach for Brittany…
Deacons from Doublebois Drowning their own litany…
Emmet Educationalists, Error-prone & ill at Ease….
Four Fraddon Farmers Finding Freedom From the Freeze…
Great Granite Gargoyles Grinning from Grey halls…
Herring Huers from Hayle Hollering ” Handsome Hauls…”.
Island artists from St Ives Indulge themselves with Inks
Janners from St Just, Just enJoying their high Jinks
Knavish men from Kernow “Knicking” Kisses for their Kicks
Lean Louts from Launceston with Liquorice sticks for Licks
Maidens from St Mellion Making a Marmot Muff…
Nutters from Nancekuke Nodding  that’s Near-nuff… 
Ordinary Owner Occupiers Organising Oggy Orgies..
Pert Playful Piskeys – Pitying Georgie Porgies…
Quorums of Queers Quarrel in Indian Queens – well Quite !
While Rough Rugger players Riot in Redruth – that’s Right…
Salty Sailors in St Austell Savouring Saffron cake….
Tourists Traipsing Tirelessly – Truro’s Towers to Take…
Up-country Userers Upset by our Ugly Usages….
Ventongimps Villagers have Very Vicious Visages…
While Wesleyan Worshippers Wish for a Worthy Wonder…
X marks the spot where wreckers hid their plunder.
Yokels Yelling ” Yertiz” quite” matter of  factlY”…
Zebedee from Zennor knows his alphabet “Zackly”….
Dooee ask where I come from boy? Dooee? Well? Dooee?
Troora boy are’nt   I – so what do I knaw – phooey!