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Halloween.

UPON that night, when fairies light
On Cassilis Downans dance,
Or owre the lays, in splendid blaze,
On sprightly coursers prance;
Or for Colean the route is ta'en,

Beneath the moon's pale beams;
There, up the cove, to stray and rove,
Among the rocks and streams

To sport that night.

Among the bonny winding banks

Where Doon rins, wimplin', clear,
Where Bruce ance ruled the martial ranks,
And shook his Carrick spear,

Some merry, friendly, country-folks
Together did convene,

To burn their nits, and pou their stocks,

And haud their Halloween

Fu' blithe that night.

The lasses feat, and cleanly neat,

Mair braw than when they're fine; Their faces blithe, fu' sweetly kythe, Hearts leal, and warm, and kin': The lads sae trig, wi' wooer-babs Weel knotted on their garten; Some unco blate, and some wi' gabs Gar lasses' hearts gang startin'

Whiles fast at night.

Then, first and foremost, through the kail,
Their stocks maun a' be sought ance;
They steek their een, and graip and wale,
For muckle anes and straught anes.
Poor hav'rel Will fell aff the drift,

And wander'd through the bow-kail,

And pou't, for want o' better shift,

A runt was like a sow-tail,

Sae bow't that night.

Then, straught or crooked, yird or nane, They roar and cry a' throu'ther;

The very wee things, toddlin', rin,

Wi' stocks out-owre their shouther;

And gif the custoc's sweet or sour,
Wi joctelegs they taste them;
Syne cozily, aboon the door,

Wi' cannie care, they've placed them
To lie that night.

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