The Bowlers Opening' Sang.

Thames Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 10245, 10 December 1910, Page 1 (Supplement)

The Bowlers Opening' Sang.

Oh! the winter, ifc was weary, And &c days were cauld an' dreir, Afi* the' nichts were lang an' '.onesome, I WiJ the dearth o' thing's that dhe^r. But nod, oh," noo! I'm Tiappy, A' the waHd is bright ■an gay; I am' living in a dreamland, I coii'd 6ing the lee' lang Hay! For ma' he'rt in like a Bingin' 1 birS That warbles tae The »uh',' ' ( An' I feel, like daeing something Baft--,. ( . The bowlin' green's begun 1 What tho' "the s wife gets .angry* When she's left at nichi her lane,, An' she says she'll start a bowlin'' g v reen, An' a club hoose o' he*, .i^in! ,_ What'tho' she says" for mony a time, "I mean tae gfliig ma mile, An' hae ma fling as-"weel as you"— •Ach! It only makes me smile. For ma he'rt is like a rainbow Bh'all That glitters'in the sun; An' I'm whistling like a la/rojk since The 'bowlin' green's begun.' What tho' she says,' "Ye muokle gtowk! j Wre nathihg ihub ajule Tae-gang clean <la>ft ower "Kitty" Like a lot o' weans at'sohnle." ""■ Fosh I ma, temper never raffles ; , I've a »oul above sic strife". An' I can play ,a bonnief game Than quarrellin' wi' the wife! Fii nia he'rt is like a babblin' brook Thtat chatters tae the sun; An' I feel Hk standin' on, ma hfcid The bowjin' grqen's begtm.