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How was your stay in Ilkley?
   Did you walk upon the moors?
Did you climb the path to White Wells,
   See the baths and take a pause?

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Did the sun shine down upon you
   With its warmth upon your cheek?
Did you see the purple heather
   And hear Wharfedale's bleating sheep?

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Were the waterfalls still bouncing
   Over rocks at Hebers Ghyll?
Were there skylarks soaring overhead
    Above gold brackened hills?

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When you walked beside the River Wharfe,
    Were children out to play?
Did you stop to feed our many ducks
    Who encourage folk to stay?

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Perhaps you were quite lively
   And climbed the Cow and Calf.
I hope you brought your climbing gear -
   You can't do things by half.

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As you walked in Ilkley's busy streets
   Beneath the cherry trees,
Did you like our pretty flower beds?
    We really try to please.

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We hope you had a lovely stay
   Within this town of ours.
Goodbye for now but come again
   And spend more happy hours.

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