This was included in the recent Scottish PEN 'PENning Peril' issue. For full magazine click on https://issuu.com/scottishpen/docs/penning_april_2016

FUNNY STORIES

Naa, ma wee lamb, naa,

yir mammy wisnae screamin,

she wis lauchin

at the funny story

the men telt her.

It wis that funny

she hud tae lauch and lauch

till the tears cam tae her een

and the men tuik her awaa

for mair stories.

We’re aa gaan,

you and me and the neebors

but no yir daddy,

he hus tae byde ahin.

It’ll be a lang journey

traivellin throu the nicht.

In the morn ye’ll see the sea.

Snuggle doon,

lay yir heid on ma knee

and Ah’ll sing tae ye.