The deil's awa' wi' th' exciseman (Willem Verkaik)
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- (Posted 2015-03-25) CPDL #34883:
Finale 2004
- Editor: Willem Verkaik (submitted 2015-03-25). Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 477 kB Copyright: CPDL
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Title: The deil's awa' wi' th' exciseman
Composer: Willem Verkaik
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Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SATTB
Genre: Secular, Folksong
Language: Lowland Scots
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1990
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Original text and translations
Lowland Scots text
The deil cam' fiddelin' into the toon
and danced a wa' wi' th'excise man,
and ilka wife cried Old Ma houn
I wish you luck o' the prize man,
the deil's awa' wi' th'ex cise man,
he's danced awa' wi' th'excise man.
Oh We'll make our maut we'll brew our drink
we'll dance and sing and rejoice man,
and many braw thanks to the muckle black deil
that's danced a wa' wi' th'excise man,
the deil's a wa'…
There's threesome reels there's four some reels,
there's hornpipes and strath speys man,
but the ae best dance in ever came to the land
was the deil's awa'…