My Last Farewell To Stirling Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAB C DDDB EEFB GGGB BHDB IJIB KLMBNae lark in transport mounts the sky | A |
Or leaves wi' early plaintive cry | A |
But I will bid a last good bye | A |
My last farewell to Stirling O | B |
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Chorus | C |
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Tho' far awa ma hert's wi' you | D |
Our youthful 'oors upon wings they flew | D |
But I will bid a last adieu | D |
A last farewell to Stirling O | B |
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Nae mair I'll meet ye in the dark | E |
Or gang wi' you to the King's Park | E |
Or raise the hare from oot their flap | F |
When I gae far fae Stirling O | B |
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Nae mair I'll wander through the glen | G |
Disturb the roost o' the pheasant hen | G |
Or chase the rabbits tae their den | G |
When I gae far fae Stirling O | B |
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Their one request before I go | B |
And this is to my comrades all | H |
My dog and gun I'll leave to you | D |
When I gae far fae Stirling O | B |
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So fare thee well my Jeannie dear | I |
For you I'll shed a bitter tear | J |
I hope you'll find another dear | I |
When I gae far fae Stirling O | B |
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So fare thee well for I am bound | K |
For twenty years to Van Diemen's Land | L |
But think of me and what I've done | M |
When I gae far fae Stirling O | B |
Robert Burns
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