SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 607 Title : The Catch Author(s): Maureen Sangster Copyright holder(s): Maureen Sangster Text By the Bogie watter Bee bee boo boo baba By the Bogie Watter Bee bee boo boo babala A cat hunkit on a tree stump Hissin by the watter Afore it taks a runnin jump An sweems awa, a saumon A horsie wi a mannie Clip-cloppin by the watter Till frichtit by a flyin fish It shrinks, rins aff, a moosie Then, fit aboot the mannie Unseated by the watter - Ach, he's jist a bairnie I'll pit him in a push-chair Aff then wi ma mannie A snochterin eeseless cratur Thank ye, Bogie watter I've fulfilled ma weemun's nature 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: 1994 Word count: 105 Text medium Book: Text publication details Published: Publisher: Scottish Cultural Press Publication year: 1998 Place of publication: Edinburgh ISBN/ISSN: 1840170247 Edition: 1st Part of larger text: Contained in: "After the Watergaw", a collection of new poetry from Scotland inspired by water. Editor: Robert Davidson Page numbers: 118 Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 249 Forenames: Maureen Surname: Sangster Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1950 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 18 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Place of birth: Aberdeen Region of birth: Aberdeen Birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Kirkcaldy Region of residence: Fife Residence CSD dialect area: Fif Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Teacher Father's place of birth: St Fergus Father's region of birth: Buchan Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Buchan Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Teacher Mother's place of birth: Skene 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: For general use Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: In Scots-speaking company. Poetry writing/readings