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T: ANOTHER SET
T: to the same air
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W:1.There's cauld kail in Aberdeen,
W: And castocks in Stra'bogie;
W: Gin I hae but a bonny lass,
W: Ye're welcome to your cogie,
W: And ye may sit up a' tbe night,
W: And drink till it be braid day-light:
W: Gie me a lass that's clean and tight,
W: To dance the reel o' Bogie.
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W:2.In cotillons the French excel,
W: John Bull in country dances;
W: The Spaniards dance fandangos well;
W: Mynheer an al'mande prances:
W: In foursome reels the Scots delight,
W: At threesome they dance wondrous light,
W: But twasome ding a' out o' sight,
W: Danc'd to the reel o' Bogie.
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W:3.Come lads, and view your partner's well,
W: Wale each a blythesome rogie;
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W: I'll tak this lassie to mysel,
W: She looks sae keen and vogie:
W: Now, piper lad, bang up the spring;
W: The country fashion is the thing,
W: To prie their mou's ere we begin
W: To dance the reel o' Bogie.
W:
W:4.Now ilka lad has got his lass,
W: Save yon auld doited Fogie,
W: And ta'en a fling upon the grass,
W: As they do in Stra'bogie:
W: But a' the lasses look sae fain,
W: We canna think oursels to hain,
W: For they maun hae their come-again
W: To dance the reel o' Bogie.
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W:5.Now a' the lads hae done their best.
W: Like true men o' Stra'bogie;
W: We'll stop a while and tak a rest,
W: And tipple out a cogie.
W: Gome now, my lads, and tak your glass,
W: And try each other to surpass,
W: In wishing health to ev'ry lass,
W: To dance the reel o' Bogie,
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