The Bonny Earl Of Murray Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD CAEF GHCH GICJ GKCK CLCL| Ye Highlands and ye Lawlands | A |
| O where hae ye been | B |
| They hae slain the Earl of Murray | C |
| And hae laid him on the green | D |
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| Now wae be to thee Huntley | C |
| And whairfore did ye sae | A |
| I bade you bring him wi' you | E |
| But forbade you him to slay | F |
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| He was a braw gallant | G |
| And he rid at the ring | H |
| Ana the bonny Earl of Murray | C |
| O he might hae been a king | H |
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| He was a braw gallant | G |
| And he play'd at the ba' | I |
| And the bonny Earl of Murray | C |
| Was the flower amang them a' | J |
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| He was a braw gallant | G |
| And he play'd at the gluve | K |
| And the bonny Earl of Murray | C |
| O he was the Queen's luve | K |
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| O lang will his Lady | C |
| Look owre the Castle Downe | L |
| Ere she see the Earl of Murray | C |
| Come sounding through the town | L |
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