Frae far across the border

Tae lairn us hoo tae shape oor mou’

An’ set oor tongue in order.

Noo hoo could ony man expec’

We’d thole thae Angliceesms

An’ lairn a furrin’ deealec’

O’ crude proveencialeesms?

Tae think a fule frae Liverpool

Should undertak’ tae settle

The kind o’ way we oucht tae say