He’s known as Oor Wullie, Your Wullie, A’Body’s Wullie.
But is the famous DC Thomson character first and foremost Dundee’s Wullie?
City street poet Gary Robertson reckons so – and this new video of his invective verse attacking the perceived west coast-ification of the Dundee-born cartoon icon has gone viral online since it was posted on Wednesday morning.
It was written 10 years ago, but has been performed again to coincide with the hugely popular Oor Wullie Bucket Trail.
Be warned: Gary is not one for mincing his words. “Auchenshoogle”, “Whit”, “Fitba”, “Jings, Crivvens and Help ma boab!”, The Sunday Post, Dudley D Watkins and even DC Thomson itself all come in for a lashing as Gary cuts loose. (There’s even the kind of sweary words that would leave Primrose Paterson blushing.)
But it’s all in good sport and shows Gary at his free-flowing lyrical best as he “puts the record straight” and reminds everyone that Wullie’s a “Dundee boy oary an proud”.
Gary told The Courier the poem is “just a wee ‘tongue in cheek’ view wi’ a bit o’ Dundee banter.”
He added: “I wrote it aboot 10 years ago when I noticed the annuals and Sunday Post pieces (along with The Broons) were getting too west coast-ish accents for my liking.
“The old original annuals from the 1930/40s had a lot more Oary Dundee dialect.
“Anyway, thank you Dudley D Watkins and DC Thomson’s for countless years o’ enjoyment wi’ Wullie an’ The Broons!”
50,000 views and counting. Has the west coast got the message now?
