The Wooin' O' Tummas Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BACADEEE EEEEFFFE EGEEEE BEHEEEE IEIEHBJ| After R B | A |
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| Tummas Katt cam' roun' to woo | B |
| Ha ha the wooin' o't | A |
| Lichtly sang ta lang nicht thro' | C |
| Ha ha the mewin' o't | A |
| Tabbie winsome tim'rous beast | D |
| Speakit 'Tummas hand tha' weist | E |
| Girt auld Tummas 'gan inseest | E |
| Ha ha the doin' o't | E |
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| Tabbie laucht an' brawly fleired | E |
| Ha ha the fleirin' o't | E |
| Tummas ech but Tummas speired | E |
| Ha ha the speirin' o't | E |
| Sic an awesome fearfu' screep | F |
| Wakin' a' aroun' frae sleep | F |
| Fegs it gar'd the Gudeman weep | F |
| Ha ha the hearin' o't | E |
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| Quoth the Gudeman 'Dairm his een ' | - |
| Ha ha the swearin' o't | E |
| 'Muckle fasht was I yestreen | G |
| A' thro' the bearin' o't | E |
| Ere the sonsie moon was bricht | E |
| Clean awa' till mornin' licht | E |
| Mickle sleep was mine the nicht | E |
| Ha ha the wearin' o't ' | - |
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| 'Where are noo ma booties twa | B |
| Ha ha the stoppin' o't | E |
| 'Tis mysel' shall gar him fa' | H |
| Ha ha the coppin' o't | E |
| 'Gin a bootie strang an' stoot | E |
| Sneckit Tummas roun' ta snoot | E |
| Winna Tummas gang frae oot | E |
| Ha ha the droppin' o't ' | - |
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| Swuft the pawky booties came | I |
| Ha ha the flittin' o't | E |
| Tummas scraught an' lit for hame | I |
| Ha ha the spittin' o't | E |
| Lauchit Tabbs to see him fa' | H |
| Leapit frae ta gairden wa' | B |
| Quoth the Gudeman 'Dairm it a' | J |
| What price the hittin' o't ' | - |
John Kendall (dum-dum)
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