My Collier Laddie. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDADA EFGAGA HAAAAA I JAKAKA A AALALA I AAAAAA| Tune The Collier Laddie | A |
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| I | - |
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| Where live ye my bonnie lass | B |
| An' tell me what they ca' ye | C |
| My name she says is Mistress Jean | D |
| And I follow the Collier Laddie | A |
| My name she says is Mistress Jean | D |
| And I follow the Collier Laddie | A |
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| II | - |
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| See you not yon hills and dales | E |
| The sun shines on sae brawlie | F |
| They a' are mine and they shall be thine | G |
| Gin ye'll leave your Collier Laddie | A |
| They a' are mine and they shall be thine | G |
| Gin ye'll leave your Collier Laddie | A |
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| III | - |
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| Ye shall gang in gay attire | H |
| Weel buskit up sae gaudy | A |
| And ane to wait on every hand | A |
| Gin ye'll leave your Collier Laddie | A |
| And ane to wait on every hand | A |
| Gin ye'll leave your Collier Laddie | A |
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| IV | I |
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| Tho' ye had a' the sun shines on | J |
| And the earth conceals sae lowly | A |
| I wad turn my back on you and it a' | K |
| And embrace my Collier Laddie | A |
| I wad turn my back on you and it a' | K |
| And embrace my Collier Laddie | A |
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| V | A |
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| I can win my five pennies a day | A |
| And spen't at night fu' brawlie | A |
| And make my bed in the Collier's neuk | L |
| And lie down wi' my Collier Laddie | A |
| And make my bed in the Collier's neuk | L |
| And lie down wi' my Collier Laddie | A |
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| VI | I |
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| Luve for luve is the bargain for me | A |
| Tho' the wee cot house should haud me | A |
| And the world before me to win my bread | A |
| And fair fa' my Collier Laddie | A |
| And the world before me to win my bread | A |
| And fair fa' my Collier Laddie | A |
Robert Burns
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