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Scots recitals for children

Wullie Waggletail - by William Soutar

{ Poem }

Wee wullie waggletail, what is a’ your stishie?
Tak a sowp o’ water and coorie on a stane:
Ilka tree stands dozent, and the wind without a hishie
Fitters in atween the fleurs and shogs them, ane be ane.

I’ve a kisty - by Scottish anonymous

{ Poem }

I’ve a kisty,
/ I’ve a creel,
/ I’ve a baggie
/ Full of meal.
/
/ I’ve a doggie
/ At the door,
/ One, two,
/ Three, four.
/ …

Colter’s Candy - by Scottish anonymous

{ Poem }

Johnnie Scott was awful thin,
/ His bones were sticking through his skin;
/ Now he’s got a double chin,
/ With eating Colter’s candy.
/
/ Allabally, allabally…

Jack and Jill - by Scottish anonymous

{ Poem }

Twa wee birdies,
Sittin on a hill,
Ane ca’d Jack,
And anither ca’d Jill.

Fireworks aff the Castle - by Matthew Fitt

{ Poem }

Fireworks aff the Castle
/ Goin WHEECH, WHEECH, WHEECH
/ Bairns in the library
/ Gettin WHEESHT, WHEESHT, WHEESHT
/
/ Cans o Irn Bru
/ Goin…

Blaeberry Mou - by William Soutar

{ Poem }

The flitterin faces come doun the brae
/ And the baskets gowd and green;
/ And nane but a blindie wud speer the day
/ Whaur…

Mince and Tatties - by J. K. Annand

{ Poem }

I dinna like hail tatties
/ Pit on my plate o mince
/ For when I tak my denner
/ I eat them baith at yince.
/
/ Sae…

Street Talk - by J. K. Annand

{ Poem }

There was a rammie in the street,
/ A stishie and stramash.
/ The crabbit wifie up the stair
/ Pit up her winda sash.
/
/ “Nou…

A Man’s a Man for a’ That - by Robert Burns

{ Poem }

Is there for honest Poverty
/ That hings his head, an’ a’ that;
/ The coward-slave, we pass him by,
/ We dare be poor for…

Brekin rainbows - by Janet Paisley

{ Poem }

He wis just a wee lad
/ dibblin in a puddle,
/ glaur fae heid tae fit,
/ enjoyin haen a guddle.
/ He…

A riddle - by William Soutar

{ Poem }

Whaur the fit has never been
/ It’s there ye aye gang wi’ it:
/ Whaur the e’e has never seen
/ It’s there ye aye…

Gree, Bairnies, Gree - by William Miller

{ Poem }

The moon has rowed her in a cloud,
/ Stravaging win’s begin
/ To shuggle and daud the window-brods,
/ …

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