Lady Mary Ann. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEFGHI JKLIMNOI BPQPRPSI T MHMHUHHI T MMCMVMHI| Tune Craigtown's growing | A |
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| O Lady Mary Ann | B |
| Looks o'er the castle wa' | C |
| She saw three bonnie boys | D |
| Playing at the ba' | E |
| The youngest he was | F |
| The flower amang them a' | G |
| My bonnie laddie's young | H |
| But he's growin' yet | I |
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| O father O father | J |
| An' ye think it fit | K |
| We'll send him a year | L |
| To the college yet | I |
| We'll sew a green ribbon | M |
| Round about his hat | N |
| And that will let them ken | O |
| He's to marry yet | I |
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| III | - |
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| Lady Mary Ann | B |
| Was a flower i' the dew | P |
| Sweet was its smell | Q |
| And bonnie was its hue | P |
| And the langer it blossom'd | R |
| The sweeter it grew | P |
| For the lily in the bud | S |
| Will be bonnier yet | I |
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| IV | T |
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| Young Charlie Cochran | M |
| Was the sprout of an aik | H |
| Bonnie and bloomin' | M |
| And straught was its make | H |
| The sun took delight | U |
| To shine for its sake | H |
| And it will be the brag | H |
| O' the forest yet | I |
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| V | T |
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| The simmer is gane | M |
| When the leaves they were green | M |
| And the days are awa | C |
| That we hae seen | M |
| But far better days | V |
| I trust will come again | M |
| For my bonnie laddie's young | H |
| But he's growin' yet | I |
Robert Burns
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