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Come gie's a song montgomery cried |
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And lay your disputes a' aside |
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What nonsense is't for folks to chide |
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For what was done before 'em |
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Let whig and tory a' agree |
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Whig and tory whig and tory |
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Whig and tory a' agree |
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To drop their whigmigmorum |
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Let whig and tory a' agree |
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To spend this night in mirth and glee |
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And cheerfu' sing alang wi' me |
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The reel o' tullochgorum |
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Tullochgorum's my delight |
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It gars us a' in ane unite |
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And only sumph that keeps up spite |
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In conscience i abhor him |
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Blythe and merry we'll be a' |
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Blythe and merry blythe and merry |
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Blythe and merry we'll be a' |
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And make a cheerfu' quorum |
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Blythe and merry we'll be a' |
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As lang as we hae a breath to draw |
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And dance till we be like to fa' |
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The reel of tullochgorum |
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Let wardly worms their minds oppress |
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Wi' fears o' want and double cess |
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And sullen sots themselves distress |
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Wi' keeping up decorum |
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Shall we sae sour and sulky sit? |
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Sour and sulky sour and sulky |
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Sour and sulky shall we sit |
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Like auld philosophorum? |
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Shall we sae sour and sulky sit |
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With neither sense nor mirth nor wit |
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Nor ever rise to shake a fit |
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To the reel o' tullochgorum? |
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May choicest blessings aye attend |
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Each honest open hearted friend |
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And calm and quiet be his end |
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And a' that's gude watch o'er him |
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May peace and plenty be his lot |
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Peace and plenty peace and plenty |
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Peace and plenty be his lot |
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And dainties a great store o' them |
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May peace and plenty be his lot |
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Unstain'd by any vicious spot |
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And may he never want a groat |
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That's fond o' tullochgorum |
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But for the discontented fool |
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Who wants to be oppression's tool |
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May envy gnaw his rotten soul |
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And blackest discontent devour him |
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May dool and sorrow be his chance |
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Dool and sorrow dool and sorrow |
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Dool and sorrow be his chance |
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And honest souls abhor him |
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May dool and sorrow be his chance |
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A' the ills that come frae france |
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Whae'er he be that winna dance |
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The reel o' tullochgorum |
