The Bonnie Earl Moray Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDE DBFG HIDI HJD HKDK DLDL D BCDM DCDM NDOD PBDD BIDC CDDD DBDD QDBD REDEChild vol vi | A |
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A | - |
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Ye Highlands and ye Lawlands | B |
Oh where have you been | C |
They have slain the Earl of Murray | D |
And they layd him on the green | E |
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Now wae be to thee Huntly | D |
And wherefore did you sae | B |
I bade you bring him wi you | F |
But forbade you him to slay | G |
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He was a braw gallant | H |
And he rid at the ring | I |
And the bonny Earl of Murray | D |
Oh he might have been a King | I |
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He was a braw gallant | H |
And he playd at the ba | J |
And the bonny Earl of Murray | D |
Was the flower amang them a' | - |
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He was a braw gallant | H |
And he playd at the glove | K |
And the bonny Earl of Murray | D |
Oh he was the Queen's love | K |
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Oh lang will his lady | D |
Look oer the castle Down | L |
Eer she see the Earl of Murray | D |
Come sounding thro the town | L |
Eer she etc | - |
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B | D |
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Open the gates | B |
and let him come in | C |
He is my brother Huntly | D |
he'll do him nae harm | M |
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The gates they were opent | D |
they let him come in | C |
But fause traitor Huntly | D |
he did him great harm | M |
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He's ben and ben | N |
and ben to his bed | D |
And with a sharp rapier | O |
he stabbed him dead | D |
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The lady came down the stair | P |
wringing her hands | B |
He has slain the Earl o Murray | D |
the flower o Scotland | D |
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But Huntly lap on his horse | B |
rade to the King | I |
Ye're welcome hame Huntly | D |
and whare hae ye been | C |
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Where hae ye been | C |
and how hae ye sped | D |
I've killed the Earl o Murray | D |
dead in his bed | D |
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Foul fa you Huntly | D |
and why did ye so | B |
You might have taen the Earl o Murray | D |
and saved his life too | D |
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Her bread it's to bake | Q |
her yill is to brew | D |
My sister's a widow | B |
and sair do I rue | D |
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Her corn grows ripe | R |
her meadows grow green | E |
But in bonnie Dinnibristle | D |
I darena be seen | E |
Andrew Lang
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