TheDeil'sAwaWi'TheExciseman

thedeil'sawawi'theexciseman

thedeilcamfiddlin'thro'thetown,

anddanc'dawawi'th'exciseman,

andilkawifecries,“auldmahoun,

iwishyoulucko'theprize,man.”

chorus—thedeil'sawa,thedeil'sawa,

thedeil'sawawi'theexciseman,

he'sdanc'dawa,he'sdanc'dawa,

he'sdanc'dawawi'theexciseman.

we'llmakourmaut,andwe'llbrewourdrink,

we'lllaugh,sing,andrejoice,man,

andmonybrawthankstothemeikleblackdeil,

thatdanc'dawawi'th'exciseman.

thedeil'sawa,&c.

there'sthreesomereels,there'sfoursomereels,

there'shornpipesandstrathspeys,man,

buttheaebestdanceerecametotheland

was—thedeil'sawawi'theexciseman.

thedeil'sawa,&c.