With Lullay, Lullay Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCBCCDDE FGFGGHHE IJKJJLLE MNMOOPQ R| With lullay lullay like a child | A |
| Thou sleepest too long thou art beguiled | A |
| My darling dear my daisy flower | B |
| Let me quoth he lie in your lap | C |
| Lie still quoth she my paramour | B |
| Lie still hardily and take a nap | C |
| His head was heavy such was his hap | C |
| All drowsy dreaming drowned in sleep | D |
| That of his love he took no keep | D |
| With hey lullay etc | E |
| - | |
| With ba ba ba and bas bas bas | F |
| She cherished him both cheek and chin | G |
| That he wist never where he was | F |
| He had forgotten all deadly sin | G |
| He wanted wit her love to win | G |
| He trusted her payment and lost all his pay | H |
| She left him sleeping and stale away | H |
| With hey lullay etc | E |
| - | |
| The rivers rough the waters wan | I |
| She spar egrave d not to wet her feet | J |
| She waded over she found a man | K |
| That halsed her heartily and kissed her sweet | J |
| Thus after her cold she caught a heat | J |
| My lief she said 'rowteth in his bed | L |
| Iwys he hath an heavy head | L |
| With hey lullay etc | E |
| - | |
| What dreamest thou drunkard drowsy pate | M |
| Thy lust and liking is from thee gone | N |
| Thou blinkard blowboll thou wakest too late | M |
| Behold thou liest luggard alone | O |
| Well may thou sigh well may thou groan | O |
| To deal with her so cowardly | P |
| Ywis pole hatchet she bleared thine eye | Q |
| - | |
| Quoth Skelton Laureate | R |
John Skelton
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation