Quirky Jade - The De'il's Awa' (Quirky, 2012) | Текст песни

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Deil's Awa Wi the Exciseman
This song by Robert Burns says that excisemen, who collected taxes on alcohol, and chased smugglers, were bad people who deserved to be taken away by the Devil, and everyone would be so happy they would dance!

The deil cam' fiddlin' through the toon
And he's danced awa' wi' th' exciseman
And ilka wife cries \"auld mahoon\"
And I wish ye luck wi' your prize man

Chorus:

The deil's awa', the deil's awa', the deil's awa' wi' th' exciseman
He's danced awa', he's danced awa', he's danced awa' wi' th' exciseman

We'll mak' oor maut and we'll brew oor drink
We'll sing and dance and rejoice man
And many braw thanks tae the meikle black deil
That danced awa' wi' th' exciseman

Chorus

There's threesome reels and there's fowersome reels
And there's hornpipes and strathspeys man
But aye the best dance ever cam' tae the land
Was the deil's awa' wi' th' exciseman.

Chorus