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ON THE DUCHESS OF GORDON'S REEL DANCING
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She kiltit up her kirtle weelTo show her bonie cutes sae sma',
And wallopèd about the reel,
The lightest louper o' them a'!
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While some, like slav'ring, doited stotsStoit'ring out thro' the midden dub,
Fankit their heels amang their coats
And gart the floor their backsides rub;
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Gordon, the great, the gay, the gallant,Skip't like a maukin owre a dyke:
Deil tak me, since I was a callant,
Gif e'er my een beheld the like!
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