Shore Crab

Haw, Jimmy, dinnae mess wi me.
Fancy yer chances eh? Eh? We’ll see.
Naw, they dinnae caw
me Shug the Claw fer naethin.

Mon, square go then.
Srang,
ye feart?
Ahve taen a haill gang
o the likes o ye at wance.

Dinnae reckon yer chance noo, eh?
When ye get tae hell
ah’ll be waitin there fer ye.

Caw me a scroonger, eh?
Ay, awa
an rin ti yer maw
ya wimp!
Mind o Shug the Claw.

Shore Crab written in Scots draws comparisons between the common Shore Crab ( Carcinus maenas ) common in rock pools around Scotland and "Shug the Claw", the stereotypical East end of Glasgow hard man.