Sae blythe 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)