SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 786 Title : Dipper: 25 - The Doukie Author(s): Dr James A Begg Copyright holder(s): Dr James A Begg Audio transcription M623: The Doukie Some wad say the bairns are lucky Tae be cairtit frae the schule, An learn the wey tae dive an soum In a brent new indoor puil, Wi heich gless waas an fancy rules - 'Ye cannae throw that baa!' An chlorinated watter Tae keep the germs awa Withoot a dout they hae their fun, Wi loupin splash an yell, Whit's mair forbye, if truth be tellt, I hae some fun mysel! But I aye think back on boyhood days Whan soumin puils we'd nane, Syne doun the burn on a simmer morn We'd gang an mak oor ain. We'd lippen on a likely puil, Pou aff oor socks an shune, Oor troosers, sarks an semmits tae, An syne get yokit in Tae big a dyke o sods an stanes Across its shalla tail, An mak it baith sae braid an deep 'Twad gey near float a whale! Then clarty weans, frae heid tae fuit Aa slairit ower wi glaur, Wi gleefu yells wad lowp richt in An splash - - an gin they daur The gallus yins wad tak a dive Heid-furst frae aff the bank, While ithers mebbe no sae guid Juist swam twa strokes an sank! Sic capers in the burn ere lang Shuin syned aff aa the mud, Some laddies wore their bathin-suits An ithers doukt bare-scud; But whiles the lassies came alang An stymied siclike ploys, An garrd the lads stert showin-aff Wi daffin, dirlin noise. Some chiels wad dae the back-stroke, While ithers for a lark Wad soum ablow the watter, Like submarine or shark; Or mebbe try a haun-staun, Or daft-like duggie-paidle, An shuin the kirstal-rinnin burn Wis steirt up's thick as aidle! But whiles we doukt an cairrit oan Ilk body there wis gleg, Whan a beastie happt on someyin's back The cry went up - 'A cleg!' Wi that we aa dived doun ablow, Steikt nebs an haudin braith, An whan we rose abune yince mair, The cleg wis drount tae daith! We'd soum awa the lee-lang day At breist-stroke or the crawl, Till yin an aa, baith big an smaa, Wis chitterin wi the cauld; Then courit-doun by a roarin fire, Set roun-aboot wi stanes, Wi ootstreitcht hauns we'd sit an talk, An warm oor cauldrife banes. Abune the Waa-heids tae the West The sun sank doun fou low, The heat went oot o sun an fire, An nou 't wis time to go. Forfochen, happy, hame we went, Deid-weirit wi oor play, Ye can keep new-farrant soumin puils - Gie's a Doukie ony day! 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: Audio Audio audience General public: For gender: Mixed Audience size: 1000+ Audio awareness & spontaneity Speaker awareness: Aware Degree of spontaneity: Fully scripted Audio footage information Original title: The Dipper an the Three Wee Deils Year of recording: 1993 Recording person id: 752 Size (min): 3 Size (mb): 11 Audio footage publication details Published: Publisher/Broadcaster: Scotsoun Publication/Broadcast date: 1993-01-01 Place of publication/broadcast: Glasgow Audio medium Radio/audio: Audio setting Leisure/entertainment: Private/personal: Audio relationship between recorder/interviewer and speakers Friend: Speakers knew each other: Yes Audio speaker relationships Friend: Other: Co-authors of book from which recording was made Audio transcription information Title of original: The Dipper an the Three Wee Deils Transcriber id: 689 Year of transcription: 2005 Year material recorded: 1993 Word count: 447 Audio transcription publication details Published: Publisher/Broadcaster: Luath Press Publication/Broadcast date: 1991-01-01 Place of publication/broadcast: Barr, Ayrshire ISBN/ISSN: 0946487227 Audio type Poetry reading/song/ballad performance: General description: From a recording of a selection of short stories and prize winning poems (Scottish National Open Poetry Competition) Author Author details Author id: 623 Title: Dr Forenames: James Initials: A Surname: Begg Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 17 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Medical Practitioner Place of birth: New Cumnock Region of birth: S Ayr Birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Ayr Region of residence: S Ayr Residence CSD dialect area: Ayr Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Clerical Officer, NCB Father's place of birth: Sandbank Father's region of birth: Argyll Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Arg Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Primary Teacher Mother's place of birth: New Cumnock Mother's region of birth: S Ayr Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: Danish Speak: No Read: No Write: No Understand: No Circumstances: A little Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Home, socially, at work Language: French Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Holidaying in France Language: Norwegian Speak: No Read: No Write: No Understand: No Circumstances: A little Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Home, socially, at work Participant Participant details Participant id: 623 Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 17 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Medical Practitioner Place of birth: New Cumnock Region of birth: S Ayr Birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Ayr Region of residence: S Ayr Residence CSD dialect area: Ayr Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Clerical Officer, NCB Father's place of birth: Sandbank Father's region of birth: Argyll Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Arg Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Primary Teacher Mother's place of birth: New Cumnock Mother's region of birth: S Ayr Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: Danish Speak: No Read: No Write: No Understand: No Circumstances: A little Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Home, socially, at work Language: French Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Holidaying in France Language: Norwegian Speak: No Read: No Write: No Understand: No Circumstances: A little Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Home, socially, at work