Northern Farmer: New Style Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBBBCCDDBB BBBB EEBB EEEE EEFF EEGG EEAA BBEE BBEE BBEE EEEE HHEE II| Dosn't thou 'ear my 'erse's legs as they canters awa auml y | A |
| Proputty proputty proputty that's what I 'ears 'em sa auml y | A |
| Proputty proputty proputty Sam thou's an ass for thy paa iuml ns | B |
| Theer's moor sense i' one o' 'is legs nor in all thy braa iuml ns | B |
| Wo auml theer's a craw to pluck wi' tha Sam yon 's parson's 'ouse | B |
| Dosn't thou knaw that a man mun be e auml ther a man or a mouse | B |
| Time to think on it then for thou'll be twenty to wee auml k | C |
| Proputty proputty wo auml then wo auml let ma 'ear mys eacute n spe auml k | C |
| Me an' thy muther Sammy 'as been a'talkin' o' thee | D |
| Thou's be auml n talkin' to muther an' she be auml n a tellin' it me | D |
| Thou'll not marry for munny thou's sweet upo' parson's lass | B |
| No auml thou 'll marry for luvv an' we bo auml th of us thinks tha an ass | B |
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| See auml 'd her toda auml y go auml by Sa auml int's da auml y they was ringing the bells | B |
| She's a beauty thou thinks an' so auml is scoors o' gells | B |
| Them as 'as munny an' all wot's a beauty the flower as blaws | B |
| But proputty proputty sticks an' proputty proputty graws | B |
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| Do'ant be stunt ta auml ke time I knaws what ma auml kes tha sa mad | E |
| Warn't I cra auml zed fur the lasses mys eacute n when I wur a lad | E |
| But I knaw'd a Qua auml ker feller as often 'as towd ma this | B |
| Do auml nt thou marry for munny but go auml wheer munny is | B |
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| An' I went wheer munny war an' thy muther coom to 'and | E |
| Wi' lots o' munny laa iuml d by an' a nicetish bit o' land | E |
| Ma auml ybe she warn't a beauty I niver giv it a thowt | E |
| But warn't she as good to cuddle an' kiss as a lass as 'ant nowt | E |
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| Parson's lass 'ant nowt an' she we auml nt 'a nowt when 'e 's de auml d | E |
| Mun be a guvness lad or summut and addle her bre auml d | E |
| Why for 'e 's nobbut a curate an' we auml nt niver get hiss eacute n clear | F |
| An' 'e ma auml de the bed as 'e ligs on afoor 'e coom'd to the shere | F |
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| An' thin 'e coom'd to the parish wi' lots o' Varsity debt | E |
| Stook to his ta auml il thy did an' 'e 'ant got shut on 'em yet | E |
| An' 'e ligs on 'is back i' the grip wi' no auml n to lend 'im a shuvv | G |
| Woorse nor a far welter'd yowe fur Sammy 'e married for luvv | G |
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| Luvv what's luvv thou can luvv thy lass an' 'er munny too | E |
| Ma auml kin' 'em go auml togither as they've good right to do | E |
| Couldn I luvv thy muther by cause 'o 'er munny laa iuml d by | A |
| Na auml y fur I luvv'd 'er a vast sight moor fur it re auml son why | A |
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| Ay an' thy muther says thou wants to marry the lass | B |
| Cooms of a gentleman burn an' we bo auml th on us thinks tha an ass | B |
| Wo auml then proputty wiltha an ass as near as mays nowt | E |
| Wo auml then wiltha dangtha the bees is as fell as owt | E |
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| Bre auml k me a bit o' the esh for his 'e auml d lad out o' the fence | B |
| Gentleman burn what's gentleman burn is it shillins an' pence | B |
| Proputty proputty's ivrything 'ere an' Sammy I'm blest | E |
| If it isn't the sa auml me oop yonder fur them as 'as it 's the best | E |
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| Tis'n them as 'as munny as breaks into 'ouses an' ste auml ls | B |
| Them as 'as coats to their backs an' ta auml kes their regular me auml ls | B |
| No auml but it 's them as niver knaws wheer a me auml l's to be 'ad | E |
| Ta auml ke my word for it Sammy the poor in a loomp is bad | E |
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| Them or thir feythers tha sees mun 'a be auml n a la auml zy lot | E |
| Fur work mun 'a gone to the gittin' whiniver munny was got | E |
| Feyther 'ad ammost nowt leastways 'is munny was 'id | E |
| But 'e tued an' moil'd iss eacute n dead an' 'e died a good un 'e did | E |
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| Loo ouml k thou theer wheer Wrigglesby beck cooms out by the 'ill | H |
| Feyther run oop to the farm an' I runs oop to the mill | H |
| An' I 'll run oop to the brig an' that thou 'll live to see | E |
| And if thou marries a good un I 'll le auml ve the land to thee | E |
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| Thim's my no auml tions Sammy wheerby I means to stick | I |
| But if thou marries a bad un I 'll le auml ve the land to Dick | I |
| Coom oop proputty proputty that's what I 'ears 'im sa auml y | - |
| Proputty proputty proputty canter an' canter awa auml y | - |
Alfred Lord Tennyson
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