South Shawlands Church of Scotland

 

             Dear Auld Glasca Toon.

 

In nineteen forty came evacuees-

To “ dear auld Glasca toon”.

And quickly people put them at their ease –

We settled in so soon.

 

The Glasgow folk were welcoming and kind,

And we were thankful that the ties still bind.

The blitz we faced together, hardships shared –

Uplifted by the folk who loved and cared.

 

We thank the Lord twas Glasgow that we came;

We bless that day in June.

For here we found a CITY and a HAME –

In “dear auld glasca toon”.

 

Contacts are made, life long we are befriended;

We met, we blethered, and the accents blended.

We thank you from the bottom of our hearts,

And through the war we all had played our parts

 

And now we greet each other again –

This time it’s such a boon!

There was no loss, we feel that all is gain –

In “ dear auld Glasca toon”.