Henderson John
[Composed by DDJ on 5th June, 2005 to 'Back Home in Indiana']
I mynd stey scars .... o' braw St. Ceerus,
An' aft fin thit I can noo sae, sae richt clairly see,
Its streetchin' oot 'wa saans, thit steel caa loodly oot,
"Cam wa' doon, barfit waak oan me."
The fisher-chiels, fa cleek'd the reidfish,
Fan hicht tide feesh'd them i' oan the sweelin' faem,
Gied me a waav an' thraw'd me ain fer ma brakfast,
Up tap i' ma wee bittie skweelhoose hame.
Eesefu' mait fan want siller
Weil kenn'd 'boot dom'nie's weird,
Kep kimmer an' me seely, affen, aye we syne sweird
Thit wi'oot sich thon deen, oor bawbees seener geen.
We aw stey scars .... o' braw St. Ceerus,
An' steel fin thit we can noo sae, sae richt clairly see,
Its streetchin' oot faur 'wa saans, thit aft caa'd blythely, loodly
oot,
"Cam wa' doon barfit, an' waak oan me."
The fisher-chiels, fa cleek'd the reidfish,
Fan hicht tide feesh'd them I' oan sweelin' faem,
Gied us a waav an' thraw'd us ain fer oor brakfast,
Up tap i' oor ain wee bittie skweelhoose hame.