O Whistle, And I'll Come To You. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBBBCCCCC A CDCCC A CCCCC E BBBB| I | A |
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| O whistle and I'll come to you my lad | B |
| O whistle and I'll come to you my lad | B |
| Tho' father and mither and a' should gae mad | B |
| O whistle and I'll come to you my lad | B |
| But warily tent when you come to court me | C |
| And come na unless the back yett be a jee | C |
| Syne up the back stile and let naebody see | C |
| And come as ye were na comin' to me | C |
| And come as ye were na comin' to me | C |
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| II | A |
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| At kirk or at market whene'er ye meet me | C |
| Gang by me as tho' that ye car'd na a flie | D |
| But steal me a blink o' your bonnie black e'e | C |
| Yet look as ye were na lookin' at me | C |
| Yet look as ye were na lookin' at me | C |
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| III | A |
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| Ay vow and protest that ye care na for me | C |
| And whiles ye may lightly my beauty a wee | C |
| But court na anither tho' jokin' ye be | C |
| For fear that she wyle your fancy frae me | C |
| For fear that she wyle your fancy frae me | C |
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| IV | E |
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| O whistle and I'll come to you my lad | B |
| O whistle and I'll come to you my lad | B |
| Tho' father and mither and a' should gae mad | B |
| O whistle and I'll come to you my lad | B |
Robert Burns
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