SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 649 Title : Dipper: 37 - Some Cumnock Burns Club Presidents: 1977 - Mr.Ian Capperauld, F.R.C.S. Author(s): John Reid Copyright holder(s): John Reid Text These introductory verses by the Club Bard, prefaced the delivery of the Immortal Memory by the Club President. I. MR. IAN CAPPERAULD, M.B., F.RC.S.(Ed) 1977 The "Upland Pairish" gave him birth, An nou the warld kens his worth - A surgeon chiel, but drugs an doses Or Hornbook's kailblade diagnosis Are no for him. By caur an train, By helicopter an jet-plane He jaunts aboot, the warld through, Frae Cronberry tae Katmandu, An skeely surgeons sit like weans While Ian lectures on oor pains, Diseases, strokes, an ilka ailment That hastens human life's curtailment. An expert, this, on mortal ills, Yet nocht delichts him like the hills Whaur guid yowes thrive nearhaun Glenbuck, Tho whiles he'll oot wi rod an heuk Tae try for seatroot on the Esk - Forgotten then the laden desk! But no for lang. Aye pressed for time! Yet, friens, this nicht whan Burns's rhyme We lae tae his expert dissection He'll gie't nae scrimpit, scant inspection, An syne we'll staun in prood ovation Tae Ian Capperauld's operation. ___ Upland Pairish/New Cumnock Kailblade diagnosis/see Death and Dr. Hornbook. scrimpit/scanty 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: 1000+ Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Year of composition: 1977 Word count: 197 General description: Anthology of prizewinning and other Scots poems, and short stories in Ayrshire Scots. Text medium Book: Radio: Other: Audiocassette Text publication details Published: Publisher: Luath Press Publication year: 1991 Place of publication: Barr, Ayrshire ISBN/ISSN: 0946487227 Edition: First Part of larger text: Contained in: The Dipper an the Three Wee Deils: Tales and Poems in Ayrshire Scots Editor: Authors: Dr. J. A. Begg and J. Reid Page numbers: 96 Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Private/personal: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 738 Forenames: John Surname: Reid Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1910 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 17 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Retired Head Teacher Place of birth: Dalry Region of birth: N Ayr Birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Lockerbie Region of residence: Dumfries and Galloway Residence CSD dialect area: Dmf Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Commmercial Traveller Father's place of birth: Dalry Father's region of birth: N Ayr Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Housewife Mother's place of birth: Beith Mother's region of birth: N Ayr Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Home, socially Language: French Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: As necessary Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Home, socially