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The Scots

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Black Scots and red Scots,     Red Scots and black;     I hae dealt wi the red Scot,     An dealt wi the black.     The Red Scot is angry.     Among the sons o men,     Hell pay you a bawbee,     An steal it back again.     Black Scots and red Scots,     Red Scots and black;     I hae dealt wi the red Scot,     An dealt wi the black.     The Black Scot is frienly,     A brither an a,     Hell pay you a bawbee,     An steal back twa.     The Ginger Scot o a Scots,     The warst shade o Scot,     For hell pay ye naething,     An tak a youve got.     Black Scots and red Scots,     Short Scots an lang,     Ginger Scots an bald Scots,     I dealt wi the gang.

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