SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 216 Title : Corbie Herd Author(s): Iain W D Forde Copyright holder(s): Iain W D Forde Text Thon derk horss mynds naethin fur'z. Sei hou he pits on swashie mollops, Strunts lik a tirrand on Elbae, Pleys skiffers wi seidcorn, Bairges throu the tounser siemaws, Cok o the causie, a cawin John Wayne, Whitlik hes he ti craw about? We pey the taxts, et the breid At dryves the plew An muives the seistem. He maits anerlie on drappit nirls Afoir thai rax the buird. A roupin burd o paradyss Wuid nivver here o aqual richts, We ir bot supponed ti skair The swatch o twa shankitrie. Whae wuid be a tattie-bogil Wi him aroun? Yit a thole him in craw-widdies, Bikkerin crouse i the trie-craps Or plashin i blak waffs On a rype straim o bere, Or whan lik a kinch o mirk win Thai tether a pyot day-sett. 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 Other: Lallans readers etc. Audience size: 1000+ Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Year of composition: 2002 Title of original (if translation): Cowboy Crow Author of original (if translation): Stanley Roger Green Language of original (if translation): English Word count: 138 Text medium Periodical/journal: Text publication details Published: Publisher: Lallans Publication year: 2002 Place of publication: Perth Edition: 61 Part of larger text: Contained in: Lallans Editor: John Law Page numbers: 134,135 Part of a longer series of texts: Text setting Other: Literary and language interest Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 624 Forenames: Iain Initials: W D Surname: Forde Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1930 Educational attainment: College Age left school: 17 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Retired Architect Place of birth: Edinburgh Region of birth: Midlothian Birthplace CSD dialect area: midLoth Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Edinburgh Region of residence: Edinburgh Residence CSD dialect area: midLoth Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Publisher Father's place of birth: Edinburgh Father's region of birth: Midlothian Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: midLoth Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Teacher Mother's place of birth: Edinburgh Mother's region of birth: Midlothian Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: midLoth Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Everywhere Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Where appropriate