The Queen's Marie Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ACAD AEAE FAFA FGAG AGHG AGI AJKLMN AOAPI AGQ AGA RANA SATA AGU AAAA VGA WGAX FGYG WGAG ABZB AMZM WGA2G WGA2X A2GA2G AGAA2MARIE HAMILTON 's to the kirk gane | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Wi' ribbons in her hair | B |
The King thought mair o' Marie Hamilton | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Than ony that were there | B |
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Marie Hamilton 's to the kirk gane | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Wi' ribbons on her breast | C |
The King thought mair o' Marie Hamilton | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Than he listen'd to the priest | D |
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Marie Hamilton 's to the kirk gane | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Wi' gloves upon her hands | E |
The King thought mair o' Marie Hamilton | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Than the Queen and a' her lands | E |
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She hadna been about the King's court | F |
nbsp nbsp nbsp A month but barely one | A |
Till she was beloved by a' the King's court | F |
nbsp nbsp nbsp And the King the only man | A |
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She hadna been about the King's court | F |
nbsp nbsp nbsp A month but barely three | G |
Till frae the King's court Marie Hamilton | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Marie Hamilton durstna be | G |
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The King is to the Abbey gane | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp To pu' the Abbey tree | G |
To scale the babe frae Marie's heart | H |
nbsp nbsp nbsp But the thing it wadna be | G |
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O she has row'd it in her apron | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp And set it on the sea | G |
'Gae sink ye or swim ye bonny babe | I |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Ye'se get nae mair o' me ' | - |
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Word is to the kitchen gane | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp And word is to the ha' | J |
And word is to the noble room | K |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Amang the ladies a' | L |
That Marie Hamilton 's brought to bed | M |
nbsp nbsp nbsp And the bonny babe 's miss'd and awa' | N |
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Scarcely had she lain down again | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp And scarcely fa'en asleep | O |
When up and started our gude Queen | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Just at her bed feet | P |
Saying 'Marie Hamilton where 's your babe | I |
nbsp nbsp nbsp For I am sure I heard it greet ' | - |
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'O no O no my noble Queen | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Think no sic thing to be | G |
'Twas but a stitch into my side | Q |
nbsp nbsp nbsp And sair it troubles me ' | - |
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'Get up get up Marie Hamilton | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Get up and follow me | G |
For I am going to Edinburgh town | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp A rich wedding for to see ' | - |
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O slowly slowly rase she up | R |
nbsp nbsp nbsp And slowly put she on | A |
And slowly rade she out the way | N |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Wi' mony a weary groan | A |
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The Queen was clad in scarlet | S |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Her merry maids all in green | A |
And every town that they cam to | T |
nbsp nbsp nbsp They took Marie for the Queen | A |
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'Ride hooly hooly gentlemen | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Ride hooly now wi' me | G |
For never I am sure a wearier burd | U |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Rade in your companie ' | - |
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But little wist Marie Hamilton | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp When she rade on the brown | A |
That she was gaen to Edinburgh town | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp And a' to be put down | A |
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'Why weep ye so ye burgess wives | V |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Why look ye so on me | G |
O I am going to Edinburgh town | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp A rich wedding to see ' | - |
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When she gaed up the tolbooth stairs | W |
nbsp nbsp nbsp The corks frae her heels did flee | G |
And lang or e'er she cam down again | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp She was condemn'd to die | X |
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When she cam to the Netherbow port | F |
nbsp nbsp nbsp She laugh'd loud laughters three | G |
But when she came to the gallows foot | Y |
nbsp nbsp nbsp The tears blinded her e'e | G |
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'Yestreen the Queen had four Maries | W |
nbsp nbsp nbsp The night she'll hae but three | G |
There was Marie Seaton and Marie Beaton | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp And Marie Carmichael and me | G |
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'O often have I dress'd my Queen | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp And put gowd upon her hair | B |
But now I've gotten for my reward | Z |
nbsp nbsp nbsp The gallows to be my share | B |
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'Often have I dress'd my Queen | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp And often made her bed | M |
But now I've gotten for my reward | Z |
nbsp nbsp nbsp The gallows tree to tread | M |
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'I charge ye all ye mariners | W |
nbsp nbsp nbsp When ye sail owre the faem | G |
Let neither my father nor mother get wit | A2 |
nbsp nbsp nbsp But that I'm coming hame | G |
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'I charge ye all ye mariners | W |
nbsp nbsp nbsp That sail upon the sea | G |
That neither my father nor mother get wit | A2 |
nbsp nbsp nbsp The dog's death I'm to die | X |
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'For if my father and mother got wit | A2 |
nbsp nbsp nbsp And my bold brethren three | G |
O mickle wad be the gude red blude | A2 |
nbsp nbsp nbsp This day wad be spilt for me | G |
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'O little did my mother ken | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp The day she cradled me | G |
The lands I was to travel in | A |
nbsp nbsp nbsp Or the death I was to die | A2 |
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