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Tartan Day School Poem


Stew

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I had my niece (5 years old and in primary one) round for lunch late last week and I asked why she was wearing a tartan skirt instead of her school uniform. She informed me it was tartan day. She said she had to do a poem along with two others in front of the school as they were the best in the class. The poem was this.

 

Ma dug Jake is awfa braw

As braw as braw can be

He’s black as nicht

An wags his tail

Finiver he sees me!

 

As soon as I come hame frae school

He rins aroon an roon

I think Ive got the best big dug

In Inverurie toun!

 

 

Then the whole class were doing a little know Scots song that went like this.....

 

Heed, shooders, knees and taes, knees and taes,

Heed, shooders, knees and taes, knees and taes,

an een an lugs an moo an neb,

Heed, shooders knees and taes, knees and taes!

 

I'd never heard it done that way before so I was rolling about laughing! She was however very impressed that my work is located in Inverurie toun though so I got some good Uncle points for that!

 

Sorry for the random ramblings. I'm on my first nighshift and was thinking about it having a little laugh to myself!

 

 

If you want a laugh then have a look at all the Scots poems here. http://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/kist/search/cat_search.php?cat=Rhymes+bi+Bairns

 

I'm sure you'll be able to translate it yourself! :teeth:

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