Post by palaisgirl on Mar 24, 2010 21:47:40 GMT 1
Ah wis born an' bred in Glesga,
Aye, Glesga is ma hame,
Bein' brought up in a tenement
Made me a typical wean.
We didnae hiv much money
So ma mammy went oot tae work
An' when Ah hid oan ma Sunday claes
Ah darenae play in the durt.
Ah didnae hiv very many toys
Like the weans a' hiv the day,
Ma pals were happy girls an' boys
Wi' lots o' games tae play.
We played at cowboys an' indians,
We played at hide an' seek.
When we counted tae 100 nice an' fast
An' ye wirnae allowed tae peek.
Then we'd tie some string through two
tin cans
An' we'd put them oan oor feet
An' stomp like something frae outer
space
Right up an' doon oor street.
There wis doublers, ropes, an' kick the
can,
We played rounders roon the back
Then we'd sit oan tap o' the midden
Tellin' ghost stories till it goat dark.
We'd walk tae the pictures matinee
Oan a Setterday afternoon,
Where a man came oot tae make us
a' sing
An' wave hankies in time tae the tune.
We booed an' cheered at the Westerns,
The Three Stoogies made us a' laugh,
Then came the cartoons - Mickey Mouse an, Popeye -
Tae make up the hours an' a half
We ate toffee apples an' candy cakes
An' chewed oan liquorice sticks,
Soor plooms that pul't yir jaws right in,
Dry wafers - a penny for six.
We read the Beano an' Dandy,
Oor Wullie an' The Broons,
We even hid back court concerts,
Tap dancin' tae popular tunes.
In this rhyme Ah've tried tae turn back
the clock
Tae aboot fifty-odd years ago,
Tae paint a picture o' whit life wis like
For a wean in old Glasgow
When there wisnae a word like junkie
An' naebody that Ah knew sniffed glue.
Today Ah jist cannae help thinkin'
Whit's happenin' tae Glesga weans noo?
Aye, Glesga is ma hame,
Bein' brought up in a tenement
Made me a typical wean.
We didnae hiv much money
So ma mammy went oot tae work
An' when Ah hid oan ma Sunday claes
Ah darenae play in the durt.
Ah didnae hiv very many toys
Like the weans a' hiv the day,
Ma pals were happy girls an' boys
Wi' lots o' games tae play.
We played at cowboys an' indians,
We played at hide an' seek.
When we counted tae 100 nice an' fast
An' ye wirnae allowed tae peek.
Then we'd tie some string through two
tin cans
An' we'd put them oan oor feet
An' stomp like something frae outer
space
Right up an' doon oor street.
There wis doublers, ropes, an' kick the
can,
We played rounders roon the back
Then we'd sit oan tap o' the midden
Tellin' ghost stories till it goat dark.
We'd walk tae the pictures matinee
Oan a Setterday afternoon,
Where a man came oot tae make us
a' sing
An' wave hankies in time tae the tune.
We booed an' cheered at the Westerns,
The Three Stoogies made us a' laugh,
Then came the cartoons - Mickey Mouse an, Popeye -
Tae make up the hours an' a half
We ate toffee apples an' candy cakes
An' chewed oan liquorice sticks,
Soor plooms that pul't yir jaws right in,
Dry wafers - a penny for six.
We read the Beano an' Dandy,
Oor Wullie an' The Broons,
We even hid back court concerts,
Tap dancin' tae popular tunes.
In this rhyme Ah've tried tae turn back
the clock
Tae aboot fifty-odd years ago,
Tae paint a picture o' whit life wis like
For a wean in old Glasgow
When there wisnae a word like junkie
An' naebody that Ah knew sniffed glue.
Today Ah jist cannae help thinkin'
Whit's happenin' tae Glesga weans noo?