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SNUG AND WARM

 

 

THINKIN'  BACK ON AULER DAYS IS SOMETIMES AN ILLUSION

IT WISNA HUNKY DORY I'VE COME TAE THAT CONCLUSION

LOTS O' NEW INVENTIONS,  MAK THINGS EASIER IN LIFE

EVEN THOUGH THEY ADD TAE THE STRAINS AN' THE STRIFE

 

AN ILLUSION O' WARMTH IS SOMETHING I RECALL

WE FORGIT GAUN INTAE  A BEDROOM FREEZIN' CAUL

NAE CENTRAL HEATIN' TAE KEEP THE HOOSE A' WARM

GITTEN INTAE BED,  QUID REALLY FILL YE WI' ALARM

 

"THE HOOSE WIS WARMER  WI' COAL FIRES",  THEY SAID SO

FIT THEY DIVNA TELL YE,  YER ROOM WIS THREE BELOW!

ABODY GAUN ABOOT SHIVERIN',  MOO WIS A' CAUL  SAIRS

AN EXTRA BLANKET ON YER BED TAE ADD ANITHER LAYER

 

ICE FORMIN'  ON THE WINDAES,  THEY WIRNA DOUBLE GLAZED

WE WERE MADE O' STERNER STUFF,  SO WE WIRNA FAZED

NAE ELECTRIC BLANKETS TURNED UP TAE NUMBER THREE

JUMP INTAE YER BEDDIE,  AND HOPE YE WIDNA DEE

 

IT REALLY HAD TAE BE CAUL,  NOO IT MUST BE SAID

TAE GIT A WATER BOTTLE,  TAE PIT INTAE YER BED

TWIS AN EARTHEN- WARE  AFFAIR,  SCREW LID ON THE TOP

SYNE FIN YE PIT YER FEET ON,  IT REALLY MADE YE HOP

 

STICKIN' AE FOOT ON AND OFF,  REALLY GITTEN FLUSTERED

FAIRT THAT A' YER TAES WID COME OOT IN MUCKLE BLISTERS

ANCE IT COOLED DOON A BIT,  IT WIS REALLY AWFU FINE

DRIFTIN' SLOWLY OFF TAE SLEEP, UNCONCIOUS NOO O' TIME

 

FIN YE GOT UP IN THE MORNIN', IT  WIS EVEN WAAR

ICE INSIDE THE WINDAES,  BREATH LIK' A WINTER HAAR

QUICKLY PITTEN ON YER CLAES,  SHOES UPON YER FEET

RUNNIN' DOON THE STAIRS,  TAE TRY AND GIT SOME HEAT

 

SO IF YOU SHOULD SEE PICTURES O' BAIRNIES SNUG IN BED

A' WARM AND COZY  WI' THE BLANKETS OWER THEIR HEAD

DINNA YOU BELIEVE THEM,   IT WIS NAE LIK' THAT ATA'

THEY WIR JIST LIK' US,   SHIVERIN'  THEIR LIVES AWA'.