Song-kissing My Katie Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDEDE FGFGHIHI| O MERRY hae I been teethin' a heckle | A |
| An' merry hae I been shapin' a spoon | B |
| O merry hae I been cloutin' a kettle | A |
| An' kissin' my Katie when a' was done | C |
| O a' the lang day I ca' at my hammer | D |
| An' a' the lang day I whistle and sing | E |
| O a' the lang night I cuddle my kimmer | D |
| An' a' the lang night as happy's a king | E |
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| Bitter in dool I lickit my winnins | F |
| O' marrying Bess to gie her a slave | G |
| Blest be the hour she cool'd in her linnens | F |
| And blythe be the bird that sings on her grave | G |
| Come to my arms my Katie my Katie | H |
| O come to my arms and kiss me again | I |
| Drucken or sober here's to thee Katie | H |
| An' blest be the day I did it again | I |
Robert Burns
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