Love An' Labor Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABACAC ADAAAEAE AEAEAFAF AEAEAEAE AAAAAGAG| Th' swallows are buildin ther nests Jenny | A |
| Th' springtime has come with its flowers | B |
| Th' fields in ther greenest are drest Jenny | A |
| An th' songsters mak music ith' bowers | B |
| Daisies an buttercups smile Jenny | A |
| Laughingly th' brook flows along | C |
| An awm havin a smook set oth' stile Jenny | A |
| But this bacca's uncommonly strong | C |
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| Aw wonder if thy heart like mine Jenny | A |
| Finds its love burden hard to be borne | D |
| Do thi een wi' breet tears ov joy shine Jenny | A |
| As they glistened an shone yestermorn | A |
| Ther's noa treasure wi' thee can compare Jenny | A |
| Aw'd net change thi for wealth or estate | E |
| But aw'll goa nah some braikfast to share Jenny | A |
| For aw can't live baght summat to ait | E |
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| Like a nightingale if aw could sing Jenny | A |
| Aw'd pearch near thy winder at neet | E |
| An mi choicest love ditties aw'd bring Jenny | A |
| An lull thi to rest soft an sweet | E |
| Or if th' wand ov a fairy wor mine Jenny | A |
| Aw'd grant thi whate'er tha could wish | F |
| But theas porridge are salty as brine Jenny | A |
| An they'll mak me as dry as a fish | F |
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| A garland ov lillies aw'd twine Jenny | A |
| An place on thy curls golden bright | E |
| But aw know 'at they quickly wod pine Jenny | A |
| I' despair at thy brow's purer white | E |
| Them angels 'at fell bi ther pride Jenny | A |
| Wi' charms like thine nivver wor deckt | E |
| But yond muck 'at's ith' mistal's to side Jenny | A |
| Aw mun start on or else aw'st get seckt | E |
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| Varry sooin aw shall mak thi mi wife Jenny | A |
| An awr cot shall a paradise be | A |
| Tha shall nivver know trubble or strife Jenny | A |
| If aw'm able to keep 'em throo thee | A |
| If ther's happiness this side oth' grave Jenny | A |
| Tha shall sewerly come in for thi share | G |
| An aw'll tell thi what else tha shall have Jenny | A |
| When aw've a two or three moor minnits to spare | G |
John Hartley
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