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THE GOLDEN YEARS

WALKIN'  ROON THE HERBOUR, HEAD BENT,  SHOOTHERS LOW

OH FAR DID IT A' GUINE TAE , FAR DID IT A' GO?

A STEADY FLEET O' BOATIES SCURRYIN OOT AND IN

NOO IT'S A' BEEN DECIMATED, FIT A PEETY,   SIC A SIN

NAE A SOUL TAE SPEAK TAE, REMINISCIN' ON HIS OWN

THE CREWS THAT SAILED ABOORD THEM,  VERY NEAR A' GONE

A'  THE BOATIES GONE NOO, THEIR SKIPPERS A'  AWA'

MEMORIES START TAE COME BACK,  A TEAR BEGINS TAE FA'

MINNIN ON THE DAYS,  HE QUID WALK  ACROSS THE PIERS

BOATIES MOORED UP AWYE,  LIK'  FISH LAYED OOT IN TIERS

NAMES START TAE COME BACK   FAE DAYS LONG GONE BY

I WINNER FIT THEY'D THINK NOO,  I'M SURE IT WID BE ' WHY?'

THERE'S NAE A LOONIE CATCHIN',  OR HAULIN'  AT A GUY

NAE SHOUTS O'  ONY MACKEREL OR ASKIN' FOR A FRY

THE MARKET FLOOR IS SILENT,  THE BUYERS ARE A' GONE

AUCTIONEERS NOO QUIET,  FISH BOCHT OWER THE PHONE

NAEBODY MENNIN NETS NOO, OR SPLICIN'  AT THE STORE

A' THE STEER AND BUSTLE,  WE WILL NIVER SEE NAE MORE

HOO QUID IT IVER HAPPEN IN SIC A SPACE O'  TIME?

A WYE O' LIFE HAS DISAPPEARED,  NAEBODY SEEMS TAE MIN'

WILL IT IVER COME BACK,  OR WIS IT A GOLDEN AGE

DOES HE FORGET ABOOT IT AND TURN ANITHER PAGE?

A WYE O' LIFE DESTROYED,  BY A STROKE O' COLOURED PEN

BUT MEMORIES THEY CANNA TAK,   HE AYE WIS WILL HAE THEM!