Edward, Edward. A Scottish Ballad Poem Rhyme Scheme

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MODERN TRANSLATION original below	A
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'Why does your sword so drip with blood	B
Edward Edward	C
Why does your sword so drip with blood	B
And why so sad are ye O '	-
'O I have killed my hawk so good	D
Mother mother	E
O I have killed my hawk so good	D
And I had no more but he O '	-
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'Your hawk's blood was never so red	F
Edward Edward	C
Your hawk s blood was never so red	F
My dear son I tell thee O '	-
'O I have killed my red roan steed	G
Mother mother	E
O I have killed my red roan steed	G
That once was so fair and free O '	-
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'Your steed was old and we have got more	H
Edward Edward	C
Your steed was old and we have got more	H
Some other evil ye fear O '	-
'O I have killed my father dear	I
Mother mother	E
O I have killed my father dear	I
Alas and woe is me O '	-
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'And what penance will ye suffer for that	J
Edward Edward	C
And what penance will ye suffer for that	J
My dear son now tell me O '	-
'I'll set my feet in yonder boat	K
Mother mother	E
I ll set my feet in yonder boat	K
And I ll fare over the sea O '	-
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'And what will ye do with your towers and your halls	L
Edward Edward	C
And what will ye do with your towers and your halls	L
That were sae fair to see O '	-
'I ll let them stand till they down fall	M
Mother mother	E
I ll let them stand till they down fall	M
For here never more may I be O '	-
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'And what will ye leave to your children and your wife	N
Edward Edward	C
And what will ye leave to your children and your wife	N
When ye go over the sea O '	-
'The world is large let them beg through life	N
Mother mother	E
The world is large let them beg throw life	N
For them never more will I see O '	-
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'And what will ye leave to your own mother dear	I
Edward Edward	C
And what will ye leave to your own mother dear	I
My dear son now tell me O '	-
'The curse of hell from me shall you bear	O
Mother mother	E
The curse of hell from me shall you bear	O
Such counsels you gave to me O '	-
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OLD SCOTS VERSION	P
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'Quhy dois zour brand sae drop wi' bluid	C
Edward Edward	C
Quhy dois zour brand sae drop wi' bluid	C
And quhy sae sad gang zee O '	-
'O I hae killed my hauke sae guid	C
Mither mither	O
O I hae killed my hauke sae guid	C
And I had nae mair bot hee O '	-
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'Zour haukis bluid was nevir sae reid	C
Edward Edward	C
Zour haukis bluid was never sae reid	C
My deir son I tell thee O '	-
'O I hae killed my reid roan steid	C
Mither mither	O
O I hae killed my reid roan steid	C
That erst was sae fair and free O '	-
	-
'Zour steid was auld and ze hae gat mair	O
Edward Edward	C
Zour steid was auld and ze hae gat mair	O
Sum other dule ze drie O '	-
'O I hae killed my fadir deir	O
Mither mither	O
O I hae killed my fadir deir	O
Alas and wae is mee O '	-
	-
'And quhatten penance wul ze drie for that	C
Edward Edward	C
And quhatten penance will ze drie for that	C
My deir son now tell me O '	-
'Ile set my feit in zonder boat	C
Mither mither	O
Ile set my feit in zonder boat	C
And Ile fare ovir the sea O '	-
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'And quhat wul ze doe wi' zour towirs and zour ha'	Q
Edward Edward	C
And quhat wull ze doe wi' zour towirs and zour ha'	Q
That were sae fair to see O '	-
'Ile let thame stand til they doun fa'	N
Mither mither	O
Ile let thame stand til they doun fa'	N
For here nevir mair maun I bee O '	-
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'And quhat wul ze leive to zour bairns and zour wife	N
Edward Edward	C
And quhat wul ze leive to zour bairns and zour wife	N
Quhan ze gang ovir the sea O '	-
'The warldis room late them beg throw life	N
Mither mither	O
The warldis room let them beg throw life	N
For thame nevir mair wul I see O '	-
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'And quhat wul ze leive to zour ain mither deir	O
Edward Edward	C
And quhat wul ze leive to zour ain mither deir	O
My deir son now tell me O '	-
'The curse of hell frae me sall ze beir	O
Mither mither	O
The curse of hell frae me sall ze beir	O
Sic counseils ze gave to me O '	-

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