Galla Water. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC A DCEC A FCGC G HCGCI | A |
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There's braw braw lads on Yarrow braes | B |
That wander thro' the blooming heather | C |
But Yarrow braes nor Ettrick shaws | B |
Can match the lads o' Galla Water | C |
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II | A |
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But there is ane a secret ane | D |
Aboon them a' I lo'e him better | C |
And I'll be his and he'll be mine | E |
The bonnie lad o' Galla Water | C |
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III | A |
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Altho' his daddie was nae laird | F |
And tho' I hae nae meikle tocher | C |
Yet rich in kindest truest love | G |
We'll tent our flocks by Galla Water | C |
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IV | G |
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It ne'er was wealth it ne'er was wealth | H |
That coft contentment peace or pleasure | C |
The bands and bliss o' mutual love | G |
O that's the chiefest warld's treasure | C |
Robert Burns
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