The Bloody Son Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCBC DCDCDC ECECEC FCFCFC GCGCGC CCCCCCC CCCCCCC DCDCDDC CCCCCCC HCHCHHC ICICIC JCJCJC KCKCIC FCFCFCFINNISH | A |
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O where have ye been the morn sae late | B |
My merry son come tell me hither | C |
O where have ye been the morn sae late | B |
And I wot I hae but anither | C |
By the water gate by the water gate | B |
O dear mither | C |
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And whatten kin' o' wark had ye there to make | D |
My merry son come tell me hither | C |
And whatten kin' o' wark had ye there to make | D |
And I wot I hae but anither | C |
I watered my steeds with water frae the lake | D |
O dear mither | C |
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Why is your coat sae fouled the day | E |
My merry son come tell me hither | C |
Why is your coat sae fouled the day | E |
And I wot I hae but anither | C |
The steeds were stamping sair by the weary banks of clay | E |
O dear mither | C |
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And where gat ye thae sleeves of red | F |
My merry son come tell me hither | C |
And where gat ye thae sleeves of red | F |
And I wot I hae but anither | C |
I have slain my ae brither by the weary water head | F |
O dear mither | C |
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And where will ye gang to mak your mend | G |
My merry son come tell me hither | C |
And where will ye gang to mak your mend | G |
And I wot I hae not anither | C |
The warldis way to the warldis end | G |
O dear mither | C |
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And what will ye leave your father dear | C |
My merry son come tell me hither | C |
And what will ye leave your father dear | C |
And I wot I hae not anither | C |
The wood to fell and the logs to bear | C |
For he'll never see my body mair | C |
O dear mither | C |
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And what will ye leave your mither dear | C |
My merry son come tell me hither | C |
And what will ye leave your mither dear | C |
And I wot I hae not anither | C |
The wool to card and the wool to wear | C |
For ye'll never see my body mair | C |
O dear mither | C |
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And what will ye leave for your wife to take | D |
My merry son come tell me hither | C |
And what will ye leave for your wife to take | D |
And I wot I hae not anither | C |
A goodly gown and a fair new make | D |
For she'll do nae mair for my body's sake | D |
O dear mither | C |
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And what will ye leave your young son fair | C |
My merry son come tell me hither | C |
And what will ye leave your young son fair | C |
And I wot ye hae not anither | C |
A twiggen school rod for his body to bear | C |
Though it garred him greet he'll get nae mair | C |
O dear mither | C |
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And what will ye leave your little daughter sweet | H |
My merry son come tell me hither | C |
And what will ye leave your little daughter sweet | H |
And I wot ye hae not anither | C |
Wild mulberries for her mouth to eat | H |
She'll get nae mair though it garred her greet | H |
O dear mither | C |
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And when will ye come back frae roamin' | I |
My merry son come tell me hither | C |
And when will ye come back frae roamin' | I |
And I wot I hae not anither | C |
When the sunrise out of the north is comen | I |
O dear mither | C |
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When shall the sunrise on the north side be | J |
My merry son come tell me hither | C |
When shall the sunrise on the north side be | J |
And I wot I hae not anither | C |
When chuckie stanes shall swim in the sea | J |
O dear mither | C |
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When shall stanes in the sea swim | K |
My merry son come tell me hither | C |
When shall stanes in the sea swim | K |
And I wot I hae not anither | C |
When birdies' feathers are as lead therein | I |
O dear mither | C |
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When shall feathers be as lead | F |
My merry son come tell me hither | C |
When shall feathers be as lead | F |
And I wot I hae not anither | C |
When God shall judge between the quick and dead | F |
O dear mither | C |
Algernon Charles Swinburne
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