Ah think "Chookie Embra" wis first penned by the cartoonist and folkie Malkie Mc Cormick, a protege of the great Bud Neill.

Bud wis an expert oan ra Gleska patter and wan o' the funniest an' maist aff the wa' guys I ever encountered.

You can read about Bud and view his work Bud Neill