Originally Posted by
Old-Duffer
I always thought that the Grace before sitting down, could set the trend for the inevitable banter during the meal. However it often required a 'certain type' of padre to give it or someone with a natural flair who could make an amusing and appropriate Grace.
The best I think I heard, was when my wife (Mrs Old Duffer) was stationed at Cottesmore - the Grace was delivered by a Luftwaffe officer, in full highland rig and a scots accent at the start of a Burns Night Dinner; I don't remember the words but it brought the house down and set the tone for a fabulous evening.
Old Duffer
This would almost certainly have been "The Selkirk Grace", formerly known as "The Galloway Grace" or "The Covenanters' Grace" before Robert Burns took to using it regularly following a dinner in Selkirk , namely:
Some hae meat an' canna eat,
And some wad eat that want it;
But we hae meat, and we can eat,
And sae the Lord be thankit.
Jack