O Philly, Happy Be That Day. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CCCB B DEEB B FGFB B HHHB B IJIB B KKKB B LLMB B CCCB B NNNB B JBBB| Tune The Sow's Tail | A |
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| He | B |
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| O Philly happy be that day | C |
| When roving through the gather'd hay | C |
| My youthfu' heart was stown away | C |
| And by thy charms my Philly | B |
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| She | B |
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| O Willy ay I bless the grove | D |
| Where first I own'd my maiden love | E |
| Whilst thou didst pledge the powers above | E |
| To be my ain dear Willy | B |
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| He | B |
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| As songsters of the early year | F |
| Are ilka day mair sweet to hear | G |
| So ilka day to me mair dear | F |
| And charming is my Philly | B |
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| She | B |
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| As on the brier the budding rose | H |
| Still richer breathes and fairer blows | H |
| So in my tender bosom grows | H |
| The love I bear my Willy | B |
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| He | B |
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| The milder sun and bluer sky | I |
| That crown my harvest cares wi' joy | J |
| Were ne'er sae welcome to my eye | I |
| As is a sight o' Philly | B |
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| She | B |
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| The little swallow's wanton wing | K |
| Tho' wafting o'er the flowery spring | K |
| Did ne'er to me sic tidings bring | K |
| As meeting o' my Willy | B |
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| He | B |
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| The bee that thro' the sunny hour | L |
| Sips nectar in the opening flower | L |
| Compar'd wi' my delight is poor | M |
| Upon the lips o' Philly | B |
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| She | B |
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| The woodbine in the dewy weet | C |
| When evening shades in silence meet | C |
| Is nocht sae fragrant or sae sweet | C |
| As is a kiss o' Willy | B |
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| He | B |
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| Let Fortune's wheel at random rin | N |
| And fools may tyne and knaves may win | N |
| My thoughts are a' bound up in ane | N |
| And that's my ain dear Philly | B |
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| She | B |
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| What's a' joys that gowd can gie | J |
| I care nae wealth a single flie | B |
| The lad I love's the lad for me | B |
| And that's my ain dear Willy | B |
Robert Burns
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O Philly, Happy Be That Day. is a poem by Robert Burns. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.