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 REDE

Child vol viA
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A-
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Ye Highlands and ye LawlandsB
Oh where have you beenC
They have slain the Earl of MurrayD
And they layd him on the greenE
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Now wae be to thee HuntlyD
And wherefore did you saeB
I bade you bring him wi youF
But forbade you him to slayG
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He was a braw gallantH
And he rid at the ringI
And the bonny Earl of MurrayD
Oh he might have been a KingI
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He was a braw gallantH
And he playd at the baJ
And the bonny Earl of MurrayD
Was the flower amang them a'-
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He was a braw gallantH
And he playd at the gloveK
And the bonny Earl of MurrayD
Oh he was the Queen's loveK
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Oh lang will his ladyD
Look oer the castle DownL
Eer she see the Earl of MurrayD
Come sounding thro the townL
Eer she etc-
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BD
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Open the gatesB
and let him come inC
He is my brother HuntlyD
he'll do him nae harmM
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The gates they were opentD
they let him come inC
But fause traitor HuntlyD
he did him great harmM
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He's ben and benN
and ben to his bedD
And with a sharp rapierO
he stabbed him deadD
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The lady came down the stairP
wringing her handsB
He has slain the Earl o MurrayD
the flower o ScotlandD
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But Huntly lap on his horseB
rade to the KingI
Ye're welcome hame HuntlyD
and whare hae ye beenC
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Where hae ye beenC
and how hae ye spedD
I've killed the Earl o MurrayD
dead in his bedD
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Foul fa you HuntlyD
and why did ye soB
You might have taen the Earl o MurrayD
and saved his life tooD
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Her bread it's to bakeQ
her yill is to brewD
My sister's a widowB
and sair do I rueD
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Her corn grows ripeR
her meadows grow greenE
But in bonnie DinnibristleD
I darena be seenE

Andrew Lang



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