And gie's a song, the lady cry'd, and lay your disputes a' aside What signifies't for folks to chide for what was done before them Let Whig and Tory a' agree Whig and Tory, Whig and Tory Whig and Tory a' agree to drop their Whig-malorum Let Whig and Tory all agree to spend the night in mirth and glee And cheerful sing alang wi' me the Reel o' Tullochgorum O Tullochgorum's my delight, it gars us a' in ane unite And ony sumph that keeps up spite, in conscience I abhor him For blythe and merry we'll be a' Blythe and merry, blythe and merry Blythe and merry we'll be a', and make a happy quorum For blythe and merry we'll be a' as lang as we hae breath tae draw And dance till we be like to fa', the Reel o' Tullochgorum What needs there be sae great a fraise like dringing dull Italian lays I wadna gie our ain strathspeys for half a hunder score o' them They're dowf and dowie at the best Dowf and dowie, dowf and dowie Dowf and dowie at the best wi' a' their variorum They're dowf and dowie at the best, their allegros and a' the rest They canna please a Highland taste compar'd wi' Tullochgorum May choicest blessings aye attend each honest open-hearted friend And calm and quiet be his end, and a' that's good watch o'er him May peace and plenty be his lot Peace and plenty, peace and plenty Peace and plenty be his lot, and dainties a great store o' them May peace and plenty be his lot unstain'd by ony vicious plot And may he never want a groat that's fond o' Tullochgorum And gie's a song, the lady cry'd, and lay your disputes a' aside What signifies't for folks to chide for what was done before them Let Whig and Tory a' agree Whig and Tory, Whig and Tory Whig and Tory a' agree to drop their Whig-malorum Let Whig and Tory all agree to spend the night in mirth and glee And cheerful sing alang wi' me the Reel o' Tullochgorum