Anyone know the origin of this?

[cee-dee]

It's a somewhat "impolite" rhyme but there's a few versions of it:

Where 'ere 'ee be,

Let the wind blow free,

For it wath the wind,

Tthat killeth me. That was supposed to be an epitaph on a grave stone.

Another version is:-

Where'er thee be,

Let the wind blow free.

In Church or Chapel,

Let it rattle.

Anyone got any ideas?

[adam6675]

Breedon Hill Church Yard 

[adam6675]

It's on a person's grave stone whom died from trapped wind apparently 

[cee-dee]

It always makes me wonder why people resurrect an eight year old thread without reading what's already been said?

[******lynda******]

Maybe they didn't notice the date? I've almost posted on a thread that was last posted on years ago that was on the front page at the time

[adam6675]

Exactly that I do apologise for the inconvenience caused

[******lynda******]

Lots of us did this even when the boards were busy, back in the day. I'm an infrequent visitor nowadays and forget how few new posts there are compared to before. Personally, I appreciate anyone joining in 👍 and I'd spend more time here if more joined

[kiesai_1]

Back in the fifties, my father, who worked for the N Y Times, (and was an old time 'Pull my finger' guy) told the epitath to me as:

'Wherever you might be,

Let your wind blow free,

Cause that's what caused the death of me.'

I think he claimed it was a headstone of the past.

[right-then-petal]

'Wherever you might be, Let your wind bl - Google Search..................................

[adam6675]

It's meant to be on a gravestone at the Breedon church in Leicestershire

[saxifragas]

I can't see anyone referencing the second quote so after many years here goes :

The second one is from a book by  Jennifer Worth, The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times

Sister Evangelina had plenty of homespun advice to offer her patients: "Where-ere you be, let your wind go free", to which the reply was always chanted: "In Church and Chapel let it rattle".

[barmitc_95]

I can only tell you that there is a Okd Family Headstone in a Grave yard in
the Town of Atherton Wigan Gt Manchester
It is about 130-150 years old that has this saying carved onto the Head
Stone
I believe it belongs to an Old Industrial Family of the Town
Ormerod’s
They invented the Patent Safety Shackle for the Coal mine cages as they was
lowered at speed it was said it had saved 100s of Lives in general it was a
Engineering company
The headstone can be seen as you walk through the entrance gate on the
right hand side it stands about 5-6 ft in height
and has the name of many of the family members buried there
I lived in this Town until the early 1960s many of my family are there
I have not visited it for about 10 years if I have the wrong name the
inscription is very near to the Ormerod Family left or right side

[tigertiger1953]

My mother used to recite 'Where the wind blows, let the wind blow free, twas holding the wind, that did kill me'. Supposed to be on a Scottish gravestone.

[roger_roger_over_and_nowt]

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#all/FMfcgzQbfLQCMgcssjPsmfVgxHcVwfdD

[roger_roger_over_and_nowt]

THIS IS ME !!!!!