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‘Ther’s goat i the Etnach, and sheep o the brae,

An a’ will be plunderd by young Inverey.’

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‘Now haud your tongue, Peggy, and gie me a gun,

Ye’ll see me gae furth, but I’ll never cum in.

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‘Call mi brother William, mi unkl also,

Mi cousin James Gordon; we’ll mount and we’ll go.’

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