Song-fragment-johnie Lad, Cock Up Your Beaver Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCBB| WHEN first my brave Johnie lad came to this town | A |
| He had a blue bonnet that wanted the crown | A |
| But now he has gotten a hat and a feather | B |
| Hey brave Johnie lad cock up your beaver | B |
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| Cock up your beaver and cock it fu' sprush | C |
| We'll over the border and gie them a brush | C |
| There's somebody there we'll teach better behaviour | B |
| Hey brave Johnie lad cock up your beaver | B |
Robert Burns
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