Edward, Edward Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAABACAB AAABACAB CACBCCCB AAABACAB DADBECEB EAEBECEB CACBCCCB| Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude | A |
| Edward Edward | A |
| Why does your brand sae drop wi' blude | A |
| And why sae sad gang ye O | B |
| O I hae killed my hawk sae gude | A |
| Mither mither | C |
| O I hae killed my hawk sae gude | A |
| And I hae nae mair but he O | B |
| - | |
| Your hawk's blude was never sae red | A |
| Edward Edward | A |
| Your hawk's blude was never sae red | A |
| My dear son I tell thee O | B |
| O I hae killed my red roan steed | A |
| Mither mither | C |
| O I hae killed my red roan steed | A |
| That was sae fair and free O | B |
| - | |
| Your steed was auld and ye've plenty mair | C |
| Edward Edward | A |
| Your steed was auld and ye've plenty mair | C |
| Some ither dule ye dree O | B |
| O I hae killed my father dear | C |
| Mither mither | C |
| O I hae killed my father dear | C |
| Alas and wae is me O | B |
| - | |
| And whatten penance will ye dree for that | A |
| Edward Edward | A |
| Whatten penance will ye dree for that | A |
| My dear son now tell me O | B |
| I'll set my feet in yonder boat | A |
| Mither mither | C |
| I'll set my feet in yonder boat | A |
| And I'll fare over the sea O | B |
| - | |
| And what will ye do wi' your tow'rs and your ha' | D |
| Edward Edward | A |
| And what will ye do wi' your tow'rs and your ha' | D |
| That were sae fair to see O | B |
| I'll let them stand till they doun fa' | E |
| Mither mither | C |
| I'll let them stand till they doun fa' | E |
| For here never mair maun I be O | B |
| - | |
| And what will ye leave to your bairns and your wife | E |
| Edward Edward | A |
| And what will ye leave to your bairns and your wife | E |
| When ye gang ower the sea O | B |
| The warld's room let them beg through life | E |
| Mither mither | C |
| The warld's room let them beg through life | E |
| For them never mair will I see O | B |
| - | |
| And what will ye leave to your ain mither dear | C |
| Edward Edward | A |
| And what will ye leave to your ain mither dear | C |
| My dear son now tell me O | B |
| The curse of hell frae me sall ye bear | C |
| Mither mither | C |
| The curse of hell frae me sall ye bear | C |
| Sic counsels ye gave to me O | B |
Andrew Lang
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