There was an old man in the Killieburn Brae riful riful tidifol-dey there was an old man in the Killieburn Brae had a curse of the wife for the most of his days with me foldadle-dah diddyfol-dah foldadle-dal-da-daldadle-day One day as this man he walked out in the glen riful riful tidifol-dey One day as this man he walked out in the glen well he met the devil says how are you then with me foldadle-dah diddyfol-dah foldadle-dal-da-daldadle-day The devil he says I have come for your wife riful riful tidifol-dey The devil he says I have come for your wife for I hear she's the curse and the bane of your life with me foldadle-dah diddyfol-dah foldadle-dal-da-daldadle-day So the devil he hoisted her up on his back riful riful tidifol-dey So the devil he hoisted her up on his back and away off to hell with her he did whack with me foldadle-dah diddyfol-dah foldadle-dal-da-daldadle-day And when at last they came to hell's gate riful riful tidifol-dey And when at last they came to hell's gate well she lifted her stick and she battered his pate with me foldadle-dah diddyfol-dah foldadle-dal-da-daldadle-day There were two little devils there tied up in chains riful riful tidifol-dey There were two little devils there tied up in chains well she lifted her stick and she scattered their brains with me foldadle-dah diddyfol-dah foldadle-dal-da-daldadle-day There were two other devils there roaring like bulls riful riful tidifol-dey There were two other devils there roaring like bulls well she lifted her stick and she battered their skulls with me foldadle-dah diddyfol-dah foldadle-dal-da-daldadle-day There were two other devils there playing at ball riful riful tidifol-dey There were two other devils there playing at ball well she lifted her stick and she battered them all with me foldadle-dah diddyfol-dah foldadle-dal-da-daldadle-day So the devil he hoisted her up on his back riful riful tidifol-dey So the devil he hoisted her up on his back they were seven years coming and days going back with me foldadle-dah diddyfol-dah foldadle-dal-da-daldadle-day And when they came back to Killieburn Brae riful riful tidifol-dey And when they came back to Killieburn Brae well the devil he cried and shouted hooray with me foldadle-dah diddyfol-dah foldadle-dal-da-daldadle-day Says he my good man here's your wife safe and well riful riful tidifol-dey Says he my good man here's your wife safe and well for the likes of herself we would not have been hell with me foldadle-dah diddyfol-dah foldadle-dal-da-daldadle-day Which proves that the women are worse than the men riful riful tidifol-dey Which proves that the women are worse than the men when they go to the hell they're thrown out again with me foldadle-dah diddyfol-dah foldadle-dal-da-daldadle-day
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