SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 161 Title : Foo Mony Hoolets? Author(s): Sheena Blackhall Copyright holder(s): Sheena Blackhall Text Foo mony hoolets hoot roon aboot the hoose? There's hungeret Horace Hoolet On the look-oot fur a moose There is genteel Harry Hoolet Suppin denner wi a speen There is scunnerin Hackit Hoolet Wi his oxters bowfin green. There is sleekit Hamish Hoolet Wi a doocot fur a nest. There is a slystery Hetty Hoolet Wi her pudden doon her vest There is Hooligan the Hoolet Luikin fur some glaiss tae smash (Flew intae a double decker Heelstergowdie. Sic a crash) There is Skinnymalinkie Hanna Fatty Hetty big an broon There's a hoolet caad Horatio Fa ay sleeps upside doon. Foo mony hoolets hoot roon aboot the hoose? As mony as the bubbles In a tin o orange juice! 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 Adults (18+): Children (under 13s): Teenagers (13-17): General public: Audience size: 100+ Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Word count: 122 Text medium Book: Text publication details Published: Publisher: Self-limited editions Publication year: 2004 Place of publication: Aberdeen 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: