The Maid Of The Sweet Brown Knowe Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABC DDBC EEBC FFBC DGEE HIBCCome all ye lads and lassies and listen to me a while | A |
And I'll sing for you a verse or two will cause you all to smile | A |
It's all about a young man and I'm going to tell you now | B |
How he lately came a courting of the Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe | C |
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Said he My pretty fair maid will you come along with me | D |
We'll both go off together and married we will be | D |
We'll join our hands in wedlock bands I'm speaking to you now | B |
And I'll do my best endeavour for the Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe | C |
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This fair and fickle young thing she knew not what to say | E |
Her eyes did shine like silver bright and merrily did play | E |
She said Young man your love subdue for I am not ready now | B |
And I'll spend another season at the foot of the Sweet Brown Knowe | C |
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Said he My pretty fair maid how can you say so | F |
Look down in yonder valley where my crops do gently grow | F |
Look down in yonder valley where my horses and my plough | B |
Are at their daily labour for the Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe | C |
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If they're at their daily labour kind sir it's not for me | D |
For I've heard of your behaviour I have indeed she said | G |
There is an Inn where you call in I have heard the people say | E |
Where you rap and call and pay for all and go home at the break of day | E |
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If I rap and call and pay for all the money is all my own | H |
And I'll never spend your fortune for I hear you have got none | I |
You thought you had my poor heart broke in talking with me now | B |
But I'll leave you where I found you at the foot of the Sweet Brown Knowe | C |
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