The Deil's Forhooit His Ain Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABA CDCD B BEBE CDCD ABAB EAEA CECE AFAG ABAB DHDH CDCD EDED CDCD IEIE CACA BEBE DBDB AJAE EBEB AABA

The Deil's forhooit his ain his ainA
The Deil's forhooit his ainA
His bairns are greitin in ilka neukB
For the Deil's forhooit his ainA
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The Deil he tuik his stick and his hatC
And his yallow gluves on he drewD
The coal's sae dear and the preachin sae flatC
And I canna be aye wi' youD
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The Deil's cB
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But I'll gie ye my blessin afore I gangB
Wi' jist ae word o' adviceE
And gien onything efter that gaes wrangB
It'll be yer ain wull and ch'iceE
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Noo hark There's diseases gaein abootC
Whiles are and whiles a' thegitherD
Ane's ca'd Repentance haith hand it ootC
It comes wi' a change o' weatherD
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For that see aye 'at ye're gude at the spuneA
And tak yer fair share o' the drinkB
Gien ye dinna I wadna won'er but suneA
Ye micht 'maist begin to thinkB
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Neist luik efter yer liver that's the placeE
Whaur Conscience gars ye fin'A
Some fowk has mair o' 't and some has lessE
It comes o' breedin inA
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But there's waur nor diseases gaein abootC
There's a heap o' fair spoken leesE
And there's naething i' natur in or ootC
'At waur with the health agreesE
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There's what they ca' Faith 'at wad aye be fainA
And Houp that glowers and tynes a'F
And Love that never yet faund its ainA
But aye turnt its face to the wa'G
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And Trouth the sough o' a sickly win'A
And Richt what needna beB
And Beauty nae deeper nor the skinA
And Blude that's naething but breeB
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But there's ae gran' doctor for a' and mairD
For diseases and lees in a breathH
My bairns I lea' ye wi'oot a careD
To yer best freen Doctor DeathH
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He'll no distress ye as quaiet's a catC
He grips ye and a'thing's owerD
There's naething mair 'at ye wad be atC
There's never a sweet nor sourD
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They ca' 't a sleep but it's better blissE
For ye wauken up no moreD
They ca' 't a mansion and sae it isE
And the coffin lid's the doorD
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Jist ae word mair and it's verbum satC
I hae preacht it mony's the yearD
Whaur there's naething ava to be frictit atC
There's naething ava to fearD
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I dinna say 'at there isna a hellI
To lee wad be a disgraceE
I bide there whan I'm at hame myselI
And it's no sic a byous ill placeE
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Ye see yon blue thing they ca' the liftC
It's but hell turnt upside dounA
A whummilt bossie whiles fou o' driftC
And whiles o' a rumlin sounA
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Lat auld wives tell their tales i' the reekB
Men hae to du wi' fac'sE
There's naebody there to watch and keekB
Intil yer wee mistaksE
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But nor ben there's naebody thereD
Frae the yird to the farthest sparkB
Ye'll rub the knees o' yer breeks to the bareD
Afore ye'll pray ye a sarkB
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Sae fare ye weel my bonny menA
And weel may ye thrive and theJ
Gien I dinna see ye some time againA
It'll be 'at ye're no to seeE
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He cockit his hat ower ane o' his cheeksE
And awa wi' a halt and a spangB
For his tail was doun ae leg o' his breeksE
And his butes war a half ower langB
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The Deil's forhooit his ain his ainA
The Deil's forhooit his ainA
His bairns are greitin in ilka neukB
For the Deil's forhooit his ainA

George Macdonald



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