The Twa Sisters Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBDBE FCFDFE GCGDGE ACADHE ICIDIE JCJDIE KCKDKE LCLDLE MCMDNE LCLDIE HCHDHE OCODOE OCODOE| Sharpe's Ballad Book No X p | A |
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| There liv'd twa sisters in a bower | B |
| Hey Edinbruch how Edinbruch | C |
| There liv'd twa sisters in a bower | B |
| Stirling for aye | D |
| The youngest o' them O she was a flower | B |
| Bonny Sanct Johnstonne that stands upon Tay | E |
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| There came a squire frae the west | F |
| Hey Edinbruch how Edinbruch | C |
| There cam a squire frae the west | F |
| Stirling for aye | D |
| He lo'ed them baith but the youngest best | F |
| Bonny Sanct Johnstonne that stands upon Tay | E |
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| He gied the eldest a gay gold ring | G |
| Hey Edinbruch how Edinbruch | C |
| He gied the eldest a gay gold ring | G |
| Stirling for aye | D |
| But he lo'ed the youngest aboon a' thing | G |
| Bonny Sanct Johnstonne that stands upon Tay | E |
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| Oh sister sister will ye go to the sea | A |
| Hey Edinbruch how Edinbruch | C |
| Oh sister sister will ye go to the sea | A |
| Stirling for aye | D |
| Our father's ships sail bonnilie | H |
| Bonny Sanct Johnstonne that stands upon Tay | E |
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| The youngest sat down upon a stane | I |
| Hey Edinbruch how Edinbruch | C |
| The youngest sat down upon a stane | I |
| Stirling for aye | D |
| The eldest shot the youngest in | I |
| Bonny Sanct Johnstonne that stands upon Tay | E |
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| Oh sister sister lend me your hand | J |
| Hey Edinbruch how Edinbruch | C |
| Oh sister sister lend me your hand | J |
| Stirling for aye | D |
| And you shall hae my gouden fan | I |
| Bonny Sanct Johnstonne that stands upon Tay | E |
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| Oh sister sister save my life | K |
| Hey Edinbruch how Edinbruch | C |
| Oh sister sister save my life | K |
| Stirling for aye | D |
| And ye shall be the squire's wife | K |
| Bonny Sweet Johnstonne that stands upon Tay | E |
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| First she sank and then she swam | L |
| Hey Edinbruch how Edinbruch | C |
| First she sank and then she swam | L |
| Stirling for aye | D |
| Until she cam to Tweed mill dam | L |
| Bonny Sanct Johnstonne that stands upon Tay | E |
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| The millar's daughter was baking bread | M |
| Hey Edinbruch how Edinbruch | C |
| The millar's daughter was baking bread | M |
| Stirling for aye | D |
| She went for water as she had need | N |
| Bonny Sanct Johnstonne that stands upon Tay | E |
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| Oh father father in our mill dam | L |
| Hey Edinbruch how Edinbruch | C |
| Oh father father in our mill dam | L |
| Stirling for aye | D |
| There's either a lady or a milk white swan | I |
| Bonny Sanct Johnstonne that stands upon Tay | E |
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| They could nae see her fingers small | H |
| Hey Edinbruch how Edinbruch | C |
| They could nae see her fingers small | H |
| Stirling for aye | D |
| Wi' diamond rings they were cover'd all | H |
| Bonny Sanct Johnstonne that stands upon Tay | E |
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| They could nae see her yellow hair | O |
| Hey Edinbruch how Edinbruch | C |
| They could nae see her yellow hair | O |
| Stirling for aye | D |
| Sae mony knots and platts war there | O |
| Bonny Sanct Johnstonne that stands upon Tay | E |
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| Bye there cam a fiddler fair | O |
| Hey Edinbruch how Edinbruch | C |
| Bye there cam a fiddler fair | O |
| Stirling for aye | D |
| And he's ta'en three tails o' her yellow hair | O |
| Bonny Sanct Johnstonne that stands upon Tay | E |
Andrew Lang
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