Human Natur' Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDBEB BFGFHIBI JGGGKJIJ LMGMLBFB| As I gang roon' the kintra side | A |
| Amang the young an' auld | B |
| I marvel at the things I see | C |
| An' a' the lees I'm tauld | B |
| There's Mistress weel I winna say | D |
| I wadna hurt her pride | B |
| But speerits hae a guff gude wife | E |
| Nae peppermints can hide | B |
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| Then there's the carle I said maun bide | B |
| In bed or I cam' back | F |
| An' frae the road I saw him fine | G |
| Gang dodgin' roond a stack | F |
| I heard him pechin' up the stair | H |
| As I cam' in the door | I |
| But Faith My lad was in his bed | B |
| An' ettlin' for to snore | I |
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| An' here's a chap that needs a peel | J |
| He chaws it roon' an' roon' | G |
| He's narra' i' the swalla' an' | G |
| He canna get it doon | G |
| Yet whiles his swalla's wide eneuch | K |
| The muckle ne'er dae weel | J |
| Gin it had aye been narra'er | I |
| He hadna nott the peel | J |
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| Ye tend them a' baith great an' sma' | L |
| Frae cradle to the grave | M |
| An' add to sorrows o' your ain | G |
| The tribbles o' the lave | M |
| An' yet ye find they're a' the same | L |
| When human natur's watched | B |
| It's no' ill deeds they haud as wrang | F |
| The sin o't 's when they're catched | B |
David Rorie
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