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And mony thanks to the muckle black de'il,
That danced awa’ wi’ the Exciseman.

There’s threesome reels, and foursome reels,
There’s hornpipes and strathspeys, man.
But the ae best dance that e’er came to our lan’,
Was the de'il's awa’ wi’ the Exciseman.
We'll brew our maut, &c."

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