Dorset ( /ˈdɔrsɨt/) (or archaically, Dorsetshire), is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974. The ceremonial county comprises the area covered by the non-metropolitan county, which is governed by Dorset County Council, together with the unitary authorities of Poole and Bournemouth. Dorset covers an area of 2,653 square kilometres (1,024 sq mi); it borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north-east, and Hampshire to the east. Around half of Dorset's population lives in the South East Dorset conurbation. The rest of the county is largely rural with a low population density.
The county has a long history of human settlement and some notable archaeology, including the hill forts of Maiden Castle and Hod Hill. A large defensive ditch, Bokerley Dyke, delayed the Saxon conquest of Dorset for up to 150 years. In 1348 the black death came ashore at Melcombe Regis and spread throughout England, killing a third of the population. Dorset has seen much civil unrest: the first trade union was formed by farm labourers from Tolpuddle in 1834, the Glorious Revolution was instigated in an ice-house at Charborough Park, and the Duke of Monmouth and his rebels landed at Lyme Regis. During the English Civil War (1642–1651) angry yokels fought with Cromwell's forces near Shaftesbury. The naval base at Portland has had a pivotal role in the nation's defence for many years, and with Weymouth and Poole was one of the main embarkation points on D-Day.
Dorset
I saw that woman with the beautiful legs
I gave her the eye, yeah, here's what she said
She said: ‘My friend, everybody is my friend'
She said: ‘My friend, come and have a drink on me'.
Well, by the embankment the river was calm
The moon shone down and she held my arm
She was my friend, everybody was my friend
She said: ‘My friend, come and have a drink on me'.
I couldn't refuse her.
I saw that woman with the beautiful legs
I gave her the eye, yeah, here's what she said
She said: ‘My friend, everybody is my friend'
She said: ‘My friend, come and have a drink on me'.
I walked along with her
She was such a beauty looking woman
You know I just couldn't refuse.
..........
I took her home and she kept me warm
When I woke up all my money was gone
She was my friend, everybody was my friend
She said: ‘My friend' - but she took every penny I had.
Oh yeah, she was my friend, everybody was my friend
She said: ‘My friend' - but she took every penny I had, yes she did
She was my friend, everybody was my friend
Dorset
You don't see me, see me hangin' ‘round your door
You don't see me cryin' out for more
If you see me, you know what I'm lookin' for.
You don't want me, you don't want me, you don't want me ‘round your house
I'm gonna be there, baby you better watch out
‘Cause if you see me, you gonna gonna jump and shout.
Alright, it's alright, it's alright with me
Yeah, I wanna get you, baby, wait and see
I gonna get you, come come a-look at me, alright alright, ooh yeah.
Alright alright, yeah, ooh, yeah ...
You gonna see me, see me hangin' ‘round your door
You gonna see me, please don't call the law
If you see me, you know what I'm lookin' for, I'm gonna get it, ooh, yeah.
See me, see me, see me, see me, see me.
Well, you gonna see me, see me hangin' ‘round your door
You gonna see me, you know what I'm lookin' for, yeah, ooh
You gonna see me, please don't call the law.
See me, see me hangin' ‘round your door
You gonna see me, you know what I'm lookin' for