Song-lady Mary Ann Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EDFD GGGD HHHD IIJD| O LADY Mary Ann looks o'er the Castle wa' | A |
| She saw three bonie boys playing at the ba' | B |
| The youngest he was the flower amang them a' | C |
| My bonie laddie's young but he's growin' yet | D |
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| O father O father an ye think it fit | E |
| We'll send him a year to the college yet | D |
| We'll sew a green ribbon round about his hat | F |
| And that will let them ken he's to marry yet | D |
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| Lady Mary Ann was a flower in the dew | G |
| Sweet was its smell and bonie was its hue | G |
| And the longer it blossom'd the sweeter it grew | G |
| For the lily in the bud will be bonier yet | D |
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| Young Charlie Cochran was the sprout of an aik | H |
| Bonie and bloomin' and straught was its make | H |
| The sun took delight to shine for its sake | H |
| And it will be the brag o' the forest yet | D |
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| The simmer is gane when the leaves they were green | I |
| And the days are awa' that we hae seen | I |
| But far better days I trust will come again | J |
| For my bonie laddie's young but he's growin' yet | D |
Robert Burns
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About Song-lady Mary Ann
Song-lady Mary Ann is a poem by Robert Burns. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.