SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 235 Title : See the Boat Author(s): Anna Blair Copyright holder(s): Anna Blair Text Great day's here, You cannae beat Your once't a year, your big-big treat To sail the Clyde fae Broomielaw At risin' tide, wi' Ma and Paw. Dressed up swell in kilt and sporran For Largs, Innellan, Craigendoran. Shout from Mate, and then the clank Of openin' gate and hurlie-plank. Up-off the quay a'ready wishin' You could hear the paddles swishin' Then at last you get the toot, The deavin' blast, the funnel's hoot. Th'IONA turns, then far below The water churns and off you go. You sit wi' Ma, behave a treat And then, like Paw, get itchy feet. He disappears away to see The engines then. But no' wi' me For 'ken his trip is just a scam To find a nip, a fly wee dram. I run about the decks like daft In an' out and fore and aft Rail and gangway, coils of rope And playin' wi' the telescope, Kiddin' on you're goin' to drown Liftin' a' the lifebelts down Cock your snook at German Band Try to jook their skelpin' hand. Get to where you're goin' to land For salty air and seaside sand. But, see the boat! I'd really raither Stay afloat. And so'd my faither! 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: Audience size: 1 Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Year of composition: 1998 Word count: 213 Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Private/personal: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 127 Forenames: Anna Surname: Blair Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1920 Educational attainment: College Age left school: 17 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Teacher/author Place of birth: Giffnock Region of birth: Glasgow Birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Glasgow Region of residence: Glasgow Residence CSD dialect area: Gsw Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Business Father's place of birth: Glasgow Father's region of birth: Glasgow Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Business Mother's place of birth: Glasgow Mother's region of birth: Glasgow Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Language: French Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Visits to France, correspondence Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: