O, For Ane-and-twenty, Tam! Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CCDC ECEC FCGC HCHCCCIC| Tune The Moudiewort | A |
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| Chorus | B |
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| An O for ane and twenty Tam | C |
| An' hey sweet ane and twenty Tam | C |
| I'll learn my kin a rattlin' sang | D |
| An I saw ane and twenty Tam | C |
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| I | - |
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| They snool me sair and haud me down | E |
| And gar me look like bluntie Tam | C |
| But three short years will soon wheel roun' | E |
| And then comes ane and twenty Tam | C |
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| II | - |
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| A gleib o' lan' a claut o' gear | F |
| Was left me by my auntie Tam | C |
| At kith or kin I need na spier | G |
| An I saw ane and twenty Tam | C |
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| III | - |
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| They'll hae me wed a wealthy coof | H |
| Tho' I mysel' hae plenty Tam | C |
| But hear'st thou laddie there's my loof | H |
| I'm thine at ane and twenty Tam | C |
| An O for ane and twenty Tam | C |
| An hey sweet ane and twenty Tam | C |
| I'll learn my kin a rattlin' song | I |
| An I saw ane and twenty Tam | C |
Robert Burns
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