The Deil's awa wi' the Exciseman

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The Deil's awa wi' the Exciseman
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Scottish poem and song, composed and sung by Robert Burns at a festive meeting of the excisemen of the Dumfries district, first published in The Scots Musical Museum in 1792. The poem was set to the tune of "The Hemp-Dresser," which was included in the book of fiddle-tunes The Caledonian Pocket Companion (c. 1760) by James Oswald.

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Versions of The Deil's awa wi' the Exciseman include:

"The Deil's awa wi' th' Exciſeman" from The Scots Musical Museum, Volume IV (1792), published by James Johnson.
"The Deil Cam Fiddling" in Bruce's Address (n. d.), a chapbook printed in Glasgow
"De'il's awa' wi' the Exciseman" in The Irish maniac (n. d.), a chapbook printed in Falkirk
"The Deil cam' Fiddlin'" from The Book of Scottish Song (1843), edited by Alexander Whitelaw.
"The De'il's awa wi' the Exciseman", in The Poetical Works of Robert Burns (1887), edited by Alexander Smith