The Dowie Houms Of Yarrow Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AAAA BCD DEA FCGC HCAC ACG ACG ICJC ACB KCA HCAC CCAC CCB CCAC LCM

Late at een drinkin' the wineA
And ere they paid the lawin'A
They set a combat them betweenA
To fight it in the dawin'A
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'O stay at hame my noble lordB
O stay at hame my marrowC
My cruel brother will you betrayD
On the dowie houms o' Yarrow '-
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'O fare ye weel my lady gayD
O fare ye weel my SarahE
For I maun gae tho' I ne'er returnA
Frae the dowie banks o' Yarrow '-
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She kiss'd his cheek she kamed his hairF
As she had done before OC
She belted on his noble brandG
An' he 's awa to YarrowC
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O he 's gane up yon high high hillH
I wat he gaed wi' sorrowC
An' in a den spied nine arm'd menA
I' the dowie houms o' YarrowC
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'O are ye come to drink the wineA
As ye hae doon before OC
Or are ye come to wield the brandG
On the dowie banks o' Yarrow '-
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'I am no come to drink the wineA
As I hae don before OC
But I am come to wield the brandG
On the dowie houms o' Yarrow '-
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Four he hurt an' five he slewI
On the dowie houms o' YarrowC
Till that stubborn knight came him behindJ
An' ran his body thorrowC
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'Gae hame gae hame good brother JohnA
An' tell your sister SarahC
To come an' lift her noble lordB
Who 's sleepin' sound on Yarrow '-
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'Yestreen I dream'd a dolefu' dreamK
I ken'd there wad be sorrowC
I dream'd I pu'd the heather greenA
On the dowie banks o' Yarrow '-
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She gaed up yon high high hillH
I wat she gaed wi' sorrowC
An' in a den spied nine dead menA
On the dowie houms o' YarrowC
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She kiss'd his cheek she kamed his hairC
As oft she did before OC
She drank the red blood frae him ranA
On the dowie houms o' YarrowC
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'O haud your tongue my douchter dearC
For what needs a' this sorrowC
I'll wed you on a better lordB
Than him you lost on Yarrow '-
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'O haud your tongue my father dearC
An' dinna grieve your SarahC
A better lord was never bornA
Than him I lost on YarrowC
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'Tak hame your ousen tak hame your kyeL
For they hae bred our sorrowC
I wiss that they had a' gane madM
When they cam first to Yarrow '-

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