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 AGAA2

Marie Hamilton 's to the kirk ganeA
Wi' ribbons in her hairB
The King thought mair o' Marie HamiltonA
Than ony that were thereB
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Marie Hamilton 's to the kirk ganeA
Wi' ribbons on her breastC
The King thought mair o' Marie HamiltonA
Than he listen'd to the priestD
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Marie Hamilton 's to the kirk ganeA
Wi' gloves upon her handsE
The King thought mair o' Marie HamiltonA
Than the Queen and a' her landsE
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She hadna been about the King's courtF
A month but barely oneA
Till she was beloved by a' the King's courtF
And the King the only manA
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She hadna been about the King's courtF
A month but barely threeG
Till frae the King's court Marie HamiltonA
Marie Hamilton durstna beG
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The King is to the Abbey ganeA
To pu' the Abbey treeG
To scale the babe frae Marie's heartH
But the thing it wadna beG
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O she has row'd it in her apronA
And set it on the seaG
'Gae sink ye or swim ye bonny babeI
Ye'se get nae mair o' me '-
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Word is to the kitchen ganeA
And word is to the ha'J
And word is to the noble roomK
Amang the ladies a'L
That Marie Hamilton 's brought to bedM
And the bonny babe 's miss'd and awa'N
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Scarcely had she lain down againA
And scarcely fa'en asleepO
When up and started our gude QueenA
Just at her bed feetP
Saying 'Marie Hamilton where 's your babeI
For I am sure I heard it greet '-
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'O no O no my noble QueenA
Think no sic thing to beG
'Twas but a stitch into my sideQ
And sair it troubles me '-
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'Get up get up Marie HamiltonA
Get up and follow meG
For I am going to Edinburgh townA
A rich wedding for to see '-
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O slowly slowly rase she upR
And slowly put she onA
And slowly rade she out the wayN
Wi' mony a weary groanA
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The Queen was clad in scarletS
Her merry maids all in greenA
And every town that they cam toT
They took Marie for the QueenA
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'Ride hooly hooly gentlemenA
Ride hooly now wi' meG
For never I am sure a wearier burdU
Rade in your companie '-
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But little wist Marie HamiltonA
When she rade on the brownA
That she was gaen to Edinburgh townA
And a' to be put downA
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'Why weep ye so ye burgess wivesV
Why look ye so on meG
O I am going to Edinburgh townA
A rich wedding to see '-
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When she gaed up the tolbooth stairsW
The corks frae her heels did fleeG
And lang or e'er she cam down againA
She was condemn'd to dieX
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When she cam to the Netherbow portF
She laugh'd loud laughters threeG
But when she came to the gallows footY
The tears blinded her e'eG
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'Yestreen the Queen had four MariesW
The night she'll hae but threeG
There was Marie Seaton and Marie BeatonA
And Marie Carmichael and meG
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'O often have I dress'd my QueenA
And put gowd upon her hairB
But now I've gotten for my rewardZ
The gallows to be my shareB
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'Often have I dress'd my QueenA
And often made her bedM
But now I've gotten for my rewardZ
The gallows tree to treadM
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'I charge ye all ye marinersW
When ye sail owre the faemG
Let neither my father nor mother get witA2
But that I'm coming hameG
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'I charge ye all ye marinersW
That sail upon the seaG
That neither my father nor mother get witA2
The dog's death I'm to dieX
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'For if my father and mother got witA2
And my bold brethren threeG
O mickle wad be the gude red bludeA2
This day wad be spilt for meG
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'O little did my mother kenA
The day she cradled meG
The lands I was to travel inA
Or the death I was to dieA2

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