Ca' The Ewes. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A A AAAB CDDB CCCE FFFE G HHIB G JDDB G GKGBGGGB| Tune Ca' the ewes to the knowes | A |
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| Chorus | A |
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| Ca' the ewes to the knowes | A |
| Ca' them whare the heather grows | A |
| Ca' them whare the burnie rowes | A |
| My bonnie dearie | B |
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| I | - |
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| As I gaed down the water side | C |
| There I met my shepherd lad | D |
| He row'd me sweetly in his plaid | D |
| An' he ca'd me his dearie | B |
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| II | - |
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| Will ye gang down the water side | C |
| And see the waves sae sweetly glide | C |
| Beneath the hazels spreading wide | C |
| The moon it shines fu' clearly | E |
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| III | - |
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| I was bred up at nae sic school | F |
| My shepherd lad to play the fool | F |
| And a' the day to sit in dool | F |
| And naebody to see me | E |
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| IV | G |
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| Ye sall get gowns and ribbons meet | H |
| Cauf leather shoon upon your feet | H |
| And in my arms ye'se lie and sleep | I |
| And ye shall be my dearie | B |
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| V | G |
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| If ye'll but stand to what ye've said | J |
| I'se gang wi' you my shepherd lad | D |
| And ye may rowe me in your plaid | D |
| And I shall be your dearie | B |
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| VI | G |
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| While waters wimple to the sea | G |
| While day blinks in the lift sae hie | K |
| 'Till clay cauld death sall blin' my e'e | G |
| Ye sall be my dearie | B |
| Ca' the ewes to the knowes | G |
| Ca' them whare the heather grows | G |
| Ca' them whare the burnie rowes | G |
| My bonnie dearie | B |
Robert Burns
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