Black Day
A Soutar Poem
In the following audio file, Iain Mackintosh, President of the Friends of William Soutar, reads s short poem by William Soutar. Please click your mouse on the file to hear it. Black Day A skelp frae his teacherFor a' he cudna spell A skelp frae his mither For cowpinowre the kail. A skelp frae his brither For clourin his braw bat: And a skelp frae his faither For the Lord kens what.
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