A Border Ballad Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHIIDEJE KLKLHEME| Oh I have n't got long to live for we all | A |
| Die soon e'en those who live longest | B |
| And the poorest and weakest are taking their chance | C |
| Along with the richest and strongest | B |
| So it's heigho for a glass and a song | D |
| And a bright eye over the table | E |
| And a dog for the hunt when the game is flush | F |
| And the pick of a gentleman's stable | E |
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| There is Dimmock o' Dune he was here yester night | G |
| But he 's rotting to day on Glen Arragh | H |
| 'Twas the hand o' MacPherson that gave him the blow | I |
| And the vultures shall feast on his marrow | I |
| But it's heigho for a brave old song | D |
| And a glass while we are able | E |
| Here 's a health to death and another cup | J |
| To the bright eye over the table | E |
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| I can show a broad back and a jolly deep chest | K |
| But who argues now on appearance | L |
| A blow or a thrust or a stumble at best | K |
| May send me to day to my clearance | L |
| Then it's heigho for the things I love | H |
| My mother 'll be soon wearing sable | E |
| But give me my horse and my dog and my glass | M |
| And a bright eye over the table | E |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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