Edward, Edward Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAABACAB AAABACAB CACBCCCB AAABACAB DADBECEB EAEBECEB CACBCCCBWhy 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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