Digeridoos are back in stock Said the notice in the bric-a-brac shop Are the West of Scotland Numpties On their own Dreamtime quest? Are they contemplating their navels Through the holes in their stringvest? Could they realize their chip-papers Hold the answer to their havers And the Buckfast in the Hand gripped Tight is causing calluses in the brain. Corks dangling from their hats Swinging like disorientated bats In ryhthm to the dance of delirious tremor The adrenaline is pumping. Mossies no, but midgies, aye, A stark contrast to the Kappa motifs; Are the natives going walkabout, In the local run-down mall? Calling everyone mate, In an accent you love to hate Walkabout, lost in the wilderness Wandering through the bush. Outback here there ainβt no Crocodiles, only quilted, padded cells. Hand to wall a red imprint, Not paint, my boy, but blood. This lot would embarrass any Aborigine Because they havnae got An original thought.
Graeme & Robert Houston (c) March 2002 Inspired by my home town of Kilmarnock, this poem was a joint effort with my son.