SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 37 Title : The Upperside Express or (the cycling cyclone) Author(s): George Hynd Copyright holder(s): George Hynd Text Git the sheep aff the road Keep the kye ahint the dyke 'Cos here comes Joan on her wee green bike In Her bonnie new tracksuit coloured maroon and white Puffin and pechtin She looks a fearsome sight The sweat is runnin' aff her brew Her legs are jist a blur The pair lass she is quite convinced that cyclin's guid fur her Up tae Rosebery she flees An goes birlin' by the manse Heid doon ower the handlebars Jist like the tour-de-France Frae upperside tae Mount Lothian She goes flee'in ower the brigs She's cleared the woods O pheasants And flegged aw the paitriggs There's nae rabbits it the roadside They're aw deep doon in their holes Aw the wildlife vanishes As along the road Joan rolls The troot dive deep in Gladsmuir Hay flees awa in bundles As the maroon an white tornado Slowly by them trundles Make way! Make way! Joan cries oot "Git oot ma road" she'll yell Her brakes are kindae wonky An she hisnae got a bell It's reached the stage when Derek's Rue'd the day he bought the bike An for the safety o the countryside He's gonnae swop it fur a trike Wee John kin walk in front o her Wavin a big red flag As Joan peddles doon tae Penicuik Puffin her king sized fag 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: 236 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: