O'er The Mountains Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCBCBADAD EBEBFBFBGDGD| Some spirit wafts our mountain lay | A |
| Hili ho boys hili ho | B |
| To distant groves and glens away | A |
| Hili ho boys hili ho | B |
| E'en so the tide of empire flows | C |
| Ho boys hili ho | B |
| Rejoicing as it westward goes | C |
| Ho boys hili ho | B |
| To refresh our weary way | A |
| Gush the crystal fountains | D |
| As a pilgrim band we stray | A |
| Cheerly o'er the mountains | D |
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| The woodland rings with song and shout | E |
| Hili ho boys hili ho | B |
| As though a fairy hunt were out | E |
| Hili ho boys hili ho | B |
| E'en so the voice of woman cheers | F |
| Ho boys hili ho | B |
| The hearts of hardy mountaineers | F |
| Ho boys hili ho | B |
| Like the glow of northern skies | G |
| Mirrored in the fountains | D |
| Beams the love light of fond eyes | G |
| As we cross the mountains | D |
George Pope Morris
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