[across]
We will big a wee, wee house, [build]
And we will live like King and Queen,
Sae blythe and merry's we will be
When ye set by the wheel at e'en, [aside]
A man may drink and no be drunk;
A man may fight and no be slain;
A man may kiss a bonnie lass,
And aye be welcome back again.
THE DE'IL'S AWA WI' TH' EXCISEMAN
The De'il cam fiddling thro' the town.
And danced awa wi' th' Exciseman;
And ilka wife cried 'Auld Mahoun, [every, Mahomet (Devil)]
I wish you luck o' your prize, man.'
We'll mak our maut, and we'll brew our drink, [malt]
We'll laugh, and sing, and rejoice, man;
And mony braw thanks to the muckle black De'il [big]
That danced awa wi' th' Exciseman.
There's threesome reels, there's foursome reels,
There's hornpipes and strathspeys, man; [dance tunes]
But the ae best dance e'er cam to the lan'. [one]
Was--_The De'il's awa wi' th' Exciseman_.
COMIN' THROUGH THE RYE
Comin' thro' the rye, poor body,
Comin' thro' the rye,
She draigl't a' her petticoatie, [draggled]
Comin' thro' the rye.
Gin a body meet a body [If]
Comin' thro' the rye;
Gin a body kiss a body,
Need a body cry?
Gin a body meet a body
Comin' thro' the glen;
Gin a body kiss a body,
Need the warld ken?
O, Jenny's a' weet, poor body; [all wet]
Jenny's seldom dry;
She draigl't a' her petticoatie,
Comin' thro' the rye.
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