Auld Sangs

Sing tae me the auld sangs that ah learnt when a bairn, Sitting at ma mithers knee hearin the lilting tunes, Carrying me far awa in ma mind Wurds o the land whaur ah live An love aw the deys o ma life. The auld sangs o Caledonia uv heroes ,fermers an unco ithers, Auld yins wi tales tae tell o plooghmen wi ther hoarses Running trecks in the fields Ready fur seed hoping tae grow, Berley,oats and wheat an aw. O shepherds an ther dugs so clever an quick, Chasing the yowes ower hill an glen, Hardy people wummin an men, Oot in a wethers hail,rain ur sna, Lookin fur the yin that’s lost. Auld sangs bring memories back pintin the wey tae gaw, Daw we daur tae learn from them wisdom an aw, Wi a sigh an a tear in oor een, At the end o the year wi sentiment seen Auld sangs agin lustily sung. Andrew mcintyre 18 lanuary 2021.