I Ken Something Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBB CDCD EBEB BBBB FGHB| What gars ye sing sae birdie | A |
| As gien ye war lord o' the lift | B |
| On breid ye're an unco sma' lairdie | B |
| But in hicht ye've a kingly gift | B |
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| A' ye hae to coont yersel rich in | C |
| 'S a wee mawn o' glory motes | D |
| The whilk to the throne ye're aye hitchin | C |
| Wi a lang tow o' sapphire notes | D |
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| Ay yer sang's the sang o' an angel | E |
| For a sinfu' thrapple no meet | B |
| Like the pipes til a heavenly braingel | E |
| Whaur they dance their herts intil their feet | B |
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| But though ye canna behaud birdie | B |
| Ye needna gar a'thing wheesht | B |
| I'm noucht but a hirplin herdie | B |
| But I hae a sang i' my breist | B |
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| Len' me yer throat to sing throu | F |
| Len' me yer wings to gang hie | G |
| And I'll sing ye a sang a laverock to cow | H |
| And for bliss to gar him dee | B |
George Macdonald
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