he 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.

THE DEUK'S DANG O'ER MY DADDIE

The bairns gat out wi' an unco shout, [children, surprising]
The deuk's dang o'er my daddie, O! [duck has knocked]
The fient ma care, quo' the feirie auld wife, [devil may, lusty]
He was but a paidlin body, O! [tottering creature]
He paidles out, and he paidles in,
An' he paidles late and early, O;
This seven lang years I hae lien by his side,
An' he is but a fusionless carlie, O. [pithless old fellow]

O, haud your tongue, my feirie auld wife, [hold]
O, haud your tongue now, Nansie, O:
I've seen the day, and sae hae ye,
Ye wad na been sae donsie, O; [would not have, testy]
I've seen the day ye butter'd my brose, [oatmeal and hot water]
And cuddl'd me late and earlie