The Bloody Sun Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABABAB CBCBCB DBDBDB EBEBEB FBFBFB BBBBBBB BBBBBBB CBCBCCB BBBBBBB GBGBGGB HBHBHB IBIBIB JBJBHB EBEBEB

O WHERE have ye been the morn sae lateA
My merry son come tell me hitherB
O where have ye been the morn sae lateA
And I wot I hae but anitherB
By the water gate by the water gateA
O dear mitherB
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And whatten kin o wark had ye there to makeC
My merry son come tell me hitherB
And whatten kin o wark had ye there to makeC
And I wot I hae but anitherB
I watered my steeds with water frae the lakeC
O dear mitherB
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Why is your coat sae fouled the dayD
My merry son come tell me hitherB
Why is your coat sae fouled the dayD
And I wot I hae but anitherB
The steeds were stamping sair by the weary banks of clayD
O dear mitherB
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And where gat ye thae sleeves of redE
My merry son come tell me hitherB
And where gat ye thae sleeves of redE
And I wot I hae but anitherB
I have slain my ae brither by the weary water headE
O dear mitherB
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And where will ye gang to mak your mendF
My merry son come tell me hitherB
And where will ye gang to mak your mendF
And I wot I hae not anitherB
The warldis way to the warldis endF
O dear mitherB
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And what will ye leave your father dearB
My merry son come tell me hitherB
And what will ye leave your father dearB
And I wot I hae not anitherB
The wood to fell and the logs to bearB
For he ll never see my body mairB
O dear mitherB
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And what will ye leave your mither dearB
My merry son come tell me hitherB
And what will ye leave your mither dearB
And I wot I hae not anitherB
The wool to card and the wool to wearB
For ye ll never see my body mairB
O dear mitherB
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And what will ye leave for your wife to takeC
My merry son come tell me hitherB
And what will ye leave for your wife to takeC
And I wot I hae not anitherB
A goodly gown and a fair new makeC
For she ll do nae mair for my body s sakeC
O dear mitherB
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And what will ye leave your young son fairB
My merry son come tell me hitherB
And what will ye leave your young son fairB
And I wot ye hae not anitherB
A twiggen school rod for his body to bearB
Though it garred him greet he ll get nae mairB
O dear mitherB
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And what will ye leave your little daughter sweetG
My merry son come tell me hitherB
And what will ye leave your little daughter sweetG
And I wot ye hae not anitherB
Wild mulberries for her mouth to eatG
She ll get nae mair though it garred her greetG
O dear mitherB
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And when will ye come back frae roaminH
My merry son come tell me hitherB
And when will ye come back frae roaminH
And I wot I hae not anitherB
When the sunrise out of the north is comenH
O dear mitherB
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When shall the sunrise on the north side beI
My merry son come tell me hitherB
When shall the sunrise on the north side beI
And I wot I hae not anitherB
When chuckie stanes shall swim in the seaI
O dear mitherB
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When shall stanes in the sea swimJ
My merry son come tell me hitherB
When shall stanes in the sea swimJ
And I wot I hae not anitherB
When birdies feathers are as lead thereinH
O dear mitherB
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When shall feathers be as leadE
My merry son come tell me hitherB
When shall feathers be as leadE
And I wot I hae not anitherB
When God shall judge between the quick and deadE
O dear mitherB

Algernon Charles Swinburne



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