Burns night address to the Tunnock's snowball

The Burns supper traditionally sees the triumphant entrance of the haggis - accompanied by bagpipes - which is greeted with the recitation of Burns's Address To A Haggis: 'Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, / Great chieftain o' the puddin-race! / Aboon them a' ye tak your place, / Painch, tripe, or thairm: / Weel are ye wordy o' a grace / As lang's my arm.'

Now author Craig McGill has composed an alternative address to the Tunnock's snowball - a chocolate-coated marshmallow and biscuit sprinkled with coconut. 'Fair fa' coconut sprinkled face, / Great chieftain o the teacake-race! / Aboon them a' ye tak your place, / mallow, choc, or cream: / Weel are ye wordy of a grace / As lang's my arm.'Read more