Meg O' The Mill. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCC DDEE FFEE G FBEE| Air Hey bonnie lass will you lie in a barrack | A |
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| O ken ye what Meg o' the Mill has gotten | B |
| An' ken ye what Meg o' the Mill has gotten | B |
| She has gotten a coof wi' a claute o' siller | C |
| And broken the heart o' the barley Miller | C |
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| The Miller was strappin the Miller was ruddy | D |
| A heart like a lord and a hue like a lady | D |
| The Laird was a widdiefu' bleerit knurl | E |
| She's left the guid fellow and ta'en the churl | E |
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| The Miller he hecht her a heart leal and loving | F |
| The Laird did address her wi' matter mair moving | F |
| A fine pacing horse wi' a clear chained bridle | E |
| A whip by her side and a bonnie side saddle | E |
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| IV | G |
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| O wae on the siller it is sae prevailing | F |
| And wae on the love that is fixed on a mailen' | B |
| A tocher's nae word in a true lover's parle | E |
| But gie me my love and a fig for the warl | E |
Robert Burns
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