I wish you luck o' your prize, man.’

We'll mak our maut, and we'll brew our drink, malt

We'll laugh, and sing, and rejoice, man;

And mony braw thanks to the muckle black De'il big

That danced awa wi' th' Exciseman.

There's threesome reels, there's foursome reels,

There's hornpipes and strathspeys, man; dance tunes

But the ae best dance e'er cam to the lan'. one

Was—The De'il's awa wi' th' Exciseman.

COMIN' THROUGH THE RYE