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 6 Let Whig and Torry all agree To spend the night wi’ mirth and gl And cheerfu’ sing alang wi’ me The reel of Tullochgorum.

Tullochgorum’s my delight, It gar us a’ in ane unite ; And ony sumph that keeps up spi In conscience I abhor him. Bithe and merry we’s be a’, Blithe and merry, Blithe and merry, Blithe and merry we’s be a’, To make a cheerfu’ quorum. Blithe and merry, we’s be a’, As lang’s we ha’e a breath to draw And dance, till we be like to fa’. The reel of Tullochgorum.

There needs nae be so great a phra Wi’ bringing dull Italian lays ; I wadna gi’e our ain Strathspeys For half a hundred score o’em ; They’re douff and dowie at the bes Douff and dowie, Douff'and dowie ; They’re douff and dowie at the bes Wi’ a’ their variorum ;