Song-braw Lads O' Gala Water Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CBDB EBFB GBFB| BRAW braw lads on Yarrow braes | A |
| They rove amang the blooming heather | B |
| But Yarrow braes nor Ettrick shaws | A |
| Can match the lads o' Galla Water | B |
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| But there is ane a secret ane | C |
| Aboon them a' I loe him better | B |
| And I'll be his and he'll be mine | D |
| The bonie lad o' Galla Water | B |
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| Altho' his daddie was nae laird | E |
| And tho' I hae nae meikle tocher | B |
| Yet rich in kindest truest love | F |
| We'll tent our flocks by Galla Water | B |
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| It ne'er was wealth it ne'er was wealth | G |
| That coft contentment peace or pleasure | B |
| The bands and bliss o' mutual love | F |
| O that's the chiefest warld's treasure | B |
Robert Burns
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