Ayr at the fair.

By Weefatfella

Fri, 31 Jul 2015
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          Ayr at the fair.

A day aff work, a day to play.

A day fur goin doon the motorway.

A day fur weans and digging sand.

A day furtae haud a grandweans hand.

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A day fur soacks aff doon the water.

A day furtae smile at yir auld wifes patter.

A day furtae paddle alang the shore.

A day fur laughter, and so much more.

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A day fur names, scraped wie a stick.

A day fur ice cream cones tae lick.

A day fur stanes turned ower fur a look.

A day fur crabs wie wee sherp hooks.

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A day fur slippery rocks in streams.

A day fur laughter, shouts and screams.

A day fur chips, wie loads ae salt.

A day fur beer and maybe a malt.

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A day fur sandwiches oan a shawl.

A day fur rounders wie a wee hard ball.

A day fur shooglin weans in buggies.

A day fur shakin sand fae nappies.

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A day fur seagulls stealin sannies.

A day fur makin pacts wie grannies.

A day fur tears and petted lips.

A day fur misty cargo ships.

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A day fur cloaks tae batter roon.

A night furra bright and sparkling moon.

A day fur weans burnt oot wie pleasure.

A day fur yin and all tae treasure.

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Comments

Submitted by Weefatfella on

 

I might not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

Submitted by VeraClark on

I loved this!

 

Submitted by Weefatfella on

Thank you for reading my wee ditty Vera. I'm pleased you enjoyed it. The fair in the title refers to the two week Glasgow summer holiday. Know locally as "The Fair." or The Fair fortnight.

The Glasgow Fair is a holiday usually held during the second half of July in Glasgow, Scotland. 

I might not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I enjoyed this, too, and it's cleverly worked out. Is it your own dialect? Sometimes following written dialect is difficult, but I think I got most of this! (specially liked the last but one line!) Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Weefatfella on

Thank you Rhiannon. I'm pleased you enjoyed it. Yes the dialect here is from Lanarkshire. I'm from Wishaw which is 19 miles or 30 km from Glasgow.

I might not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.