SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 142 Title : Doon an Oot Author(s): Sheena Blackhall Copyright holder(s): Sheena Blackhall Text A doon an oot. A wino. Her face wis minkit. Lord, she stank tae High Heaven Tarts nails, beetroot reid Braith, sickly sweet Whit scaffie's bin Forgot tae pit the tin Lid on her? I tell ye - I hid tae move ma seat. The state o' yon, Sittin, in an Art Gallery Some fowk's nae sense o' decency She's nae alane. Van Gogh gaed doon the drain Aabody liked him.. posthumously Fame's a funny thing. Me? White wis I there fur? Tae see the picturs, naturally. Hogarth wisna on view. A peety. His 'Gin Lane's' maist affectin An yon chiel Degas, hard tae beat, Peintit an absinthe drinker Sae real, ye'd nearly greet. Whit happened tae the wino? Yer nae in ony doot! Realism's best ahin a glaiss, Nae face tae face They pit her oot. 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: 100+ Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Word count: 143 Text medium Book: Text publication details Published: Publisher: Charles Murray Trust Publication year: 1995 Place of publication: Aberdeen ISBN/ISSN: 0952114289 Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 112 Forenames: Sheena Surname: Blackhall Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 16 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Brought up Protestant, now Buddhist Occupation: Writer and supply teacher Place of birth: Aberdeen Region of birth: Aberdeen Birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Aberdeen Region of residence: Aberdeen Residence CSD dialect area: Abd Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Manager of Deeside Omnibus Service Father's place of birth: Aboyne Father's region of birth: Aberdeen Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Private Secretary Mother's place of birth: Aberdeen Mother's region of birth: Aberdeen Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Language: Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Elementary. Gaelic choir. Poetry. Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: