The Gowfin' Chimney Sweep

This is based on a story about David 'Deacon' Brown The Open Golf Champion of 1886 at Musselburgh, Scotland. Davy wis a genius at climbin' up an' doon. A chimney sweep o' sure repute frae Musselburgh Toon. He won The British Open in 1886; Ah'm share awbody whae wis there thocht it wis a fix! The Championship Officials had a player oot o' sync., So they thocht o' 'Deacon' Broon, A player whae'd played the Links. They fund him up a chimney, Cleanin' oot the Lum. They washed him an' they claithed him An' filled his achin' tum. The course wis fu' o' champions linin' up that day. 'Deacon' mumbled tae hissel', "Weel ah'm jist here tae play!" He played his gowf wi' panache an' beat them at their game: "Ah'm the world's best chimney sweep an' that is NOO, ma claim tae fame!" Copyright Robert Cartwright-Davidson February 2009