Oct 172014
By Bob Smith.
| Div ye myn o Peter Craigmyle A gweed referee in his day Fa ained a tobacconist shoppie Sellin bogie roll an Craven A . Div ye myn o the Majestic Cinema Wi its usherettes fair smairt Div ye myn o Woolies in Union Street Wi its bonnie twins richt pert . Div ye myn o the Kit Kat Café Nae far fae Holburn Junction Div ye myn o Mitchell and Muil Fa catered fer teas an luncheon . Div ye myn o J & A Ogilvie An upholsterer maist posh Their Union Street shoppie Welcomed fowk wi lots o dosh . Div ye myn Peglers on Union Street Ye cwid buy fresh fruit richt fine Jist efter the war, fer bananas Ye hid ti aa queue in line . Div ye myn o Claud Hamilton As coachbiggers they stairtit oot Div ye myn o Rossleigh’s showroom A placie o richt gweed repute |
Div ye myn o Burroughs an Watts Ye cwid play snooker or ping pong Div ye myn o the Playhoose cinema Showin picters like King Kong . Div ye myn o Herd’s Corner Hoose Restaurant Aboot half wye doon Bridge Street Div ye myn o a lounge in Back Wynd A think it wis ca’ed The Elite . Div ye myn o The Northern Assurance Hame o the famed Monkey Hoose Div ye myn o Bon-Accord lemonade A favourite in nearly ivvery hoose . Div ye myn fin Union Street wis full O shops o aa different kines Div ye myn o fowk shoppin in George Street Fin bike wheels got stuck in tram lines . Div ye myn o Union Street Setterday nichts Or on Sundays nae dodgin fowk drunk Nae fear o aggro fae loons an quines Fa noo are drunk as a skunk . . . . ©Bob Smith “The Poetry Mannie” 2014 |
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I do ‘myn’ and m,iss every. last one of them. Thanks for the memory Mr. Smith.
I am old enough to remember more of these things than I would probably like Bob but great memories.
Hot rowies wi butter( fan rowies wis rowies) and Bona Cola. Fine min!
Ay Bruce. Aa in the days fin Mitchell &Muil made the best tattie crisps on the market.
I’d love someone to tell me that I am not imagining that Peglar’s Corner was an alternative meeting place to the monkey house for dating couples in the mid to late 50s. I may be aul, but I’m nae feel !!
What does that mean?