Galla Water. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC A DCEC A FCGC G HCGC| I | 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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