SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 34 Title : Ma Gairden Author(s): George Hynd Copyright holder(s): George Hynd Text Ah used tae like ma gairden When it looked like a' the rest Covered in a snaw white blanket Wi' natures wintery vest But the wife she didnae like it An' she used tae moan at me "Whit ah really fancy darlin' is a nice wee rockery" Well ah went an dug up a' the ground An' planted lots o stanes But whit kind o floors kin ye plant among rocks An hid tae rack ma brains So ah got a fancy gairdenin' book Oot o the mobile library But the floors wir a' named in Latin No much guid tae me Then we took a wee walk jist doon the road Tae oor local gairden centre An the wife she met a wumman there It wis obvious she kent her An if ye ken ma wife at a' Then ye'll ken how she kin blether By the time she'd finished gabbin' There wiz floors upon the heather Well we got Lobelia's an' tiny wee shrubs An a pair o minature roses An soon the scent o ma gairden Wis gettin' up a'bodies noses Then we stuck in dwarfs an wee cement frogs Tae add tae the decoration An soon the gairden wis ma pride an joy My it wis a wundrous creation Ah built a burd bath, an a wee totty barry Then added a big muckle gnome An noo ma ain wee cooncil hoose Is mair like a stately home A've often wondered whit a'll dae When ma gairdens a' complete Ah'll maybe get a pair o Lions Jist like yon place Longleat Then a'body wid come tae see it In big que's ootside they'd wait 'Cos ah'd get masel a wee ticket machine An they'd pay tae get in at the gate 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: Other: Self Audience size: 1 Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Year of composition: 1995 Word count: 307 Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 611 Forenames: George Surname: Hynd Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: None Age left school: 15 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Retired Plasterer Place of birth: Dunfermline Region of birth: Fife Birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Bilston, Roslin Region of residence: Midlothian Residence CSD dialect area: midLoth Father's occupation: Plasterer Father's place of birth: Kelty Father's region of birth: Fife Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Housewife Mother's place of birth: Kelty Mother's region of birth: Fife Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: