In comes Nannie
Jines wee Annie
Bides wi her Grannie
And Annie lowps oot.
...
Es ist ein Schnee gefallen Anon. 16th century
It's snawin cats and dugs,
Winter's owre early,
Hailstones blatter my lugs
...
I dinna like hail tatties
Pit on my plate o mince
For when I tak my denner
I eat them baith at yince.
...
James King Annand MBE (2 February 1908 - 8 June 1993) was a Scottish poet best known for his children's poems. Born at Edinburgh to plumber William Annand and his wife Maggie Gold, educated at Broughton Secondary School, he graduated from Edinburgh University in 1930 and later taught at schools in Edinburgh and Whithorn. Annand also translated poetry and fiction from German and medieval Latin into Scots. He was the founding editor of Lallans, a magazine for writing in Scots published by the Scots Language Society, from 1973 to 1983. He died in Edinburgh in 1993.)
Skippin Sang
In comes Nannie
Jines wee Annie
Bides wi her Grannie
And Annie lowps oot.
In comes Sammy
Greetin for his mammy,
Drives his mammy balmy
Withouten ony dout.
In comes Maisie
Fresh as a daisy
Canna say she's lazy,
Kittle as a cowt.
In comes Jenny
Lookin for her hennie,
Bocht it for a penny
Doun in the Plowt.