Rattlin', Roarin' Willie. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A ABCBCAAA CDCDCEFE DDADDDA| Tune Rattlin' roarin' Willie | A |
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| I | - |
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| O rattlin' roarin' Willie | A |
| O he held to the fair | B |
| An' for to sell his fiddle | C |
| An' buy some other ware | B |
| But parting wi' his fiddle | C |
| The saut tear blint his ee | A |
| And rattlin' roarin' Willie | A |
| Ye're welcome hame to me | A |
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| II | - |
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| O Willie come sell your fiddle | C |
| O sell your fiddle sae fine | D |
| O Willie come sell your fiddle | C |
| And buy a pint o' wine | D |
| If I should sell my fiddle | C |
| The warl' would think I was mad | E |
| For mony a rantin' day | F |
| My fiddle and I hae had | E |
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| III | - |
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| As I cam by Crochallan | D |
| I cannily keekit ben | D |
| Rattlin' roarin' Willie | A |
| Was sittin' at yon board en' | D |
| Sitting at yon board en' | D |
| And amang good companie | D |
| Rattlin' roarin' Willie | A |
| Ye're welcome hame to me I | - |
Robert Burns
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