SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 36 Title : The Hawthorn Tree - A true story Author(s): George Hynd Copyright holder(s): George Hynd Text When ah came here first in '63 In the field jist ower the back frae me Grew a wonderful thing A wee Hawthorn tree It wisnae very big, aboot twelve inches high Wi wee tiny branches reachin' up fur the sky Fightin' fur growin' space in a big tangled mass O a' sorts o rubbish, an long chokin' grass One wee tree all alone in a big muckle field An frae the winter winds there wis nothin' tae shield it, as it stood all alone a' covered in snaw Patiently waitin' fur springtime's thaw But that wee tree survived Ye can mark by words An on its thin branches Sometimes there sat birds Whae jist sat there an whistled An preened their wee feathers That tree wis their perch In a' sorts o weathers Ah watched each year as it grew bit by bit An it reached the great height o nearly six fit A bonny sight in the summer a' covered in bloom Lovely white blossom an frangrant perfume Then one day progress came rollin' along An the roarin' o engines drowned out the bird song And that wis the end o that bonnie wee tree As it wis ripped oot the earth by a big J.C.B. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience General public: Other: Self Audience size: 1 Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Year of composition: 1995 Word count: 211 Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 611 Forenames: George Surname: Hynd Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: None Age left school: 15 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Retired Plasterer Place of birth: Dunfermline Region of birth: Fife Birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Bilston, Roslin Region of residence: Midlothian Residence CSD dialect area: midLoth Father's occupation: Plasterer Father's place of birth: Kelty Father's region of birth: Fife Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Housewife Mother's place of birth: Kelty Mother's region of birth: Fife Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: