The Bairns Gat Out. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A ABCBDBAB CBEBFBGB| Tune The deuks dang o'er my daddie | A |
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| The bairns gat out wi' an unco shout | A |
| The deuks dang o'er my daddie O | B |
| The fien' ma care quo' the feirrie auld wife | C |
| He was but a paidlin body O | B |
| He paidles out an' he paidles in | D |
| An' he paidles late an' early O | B |
| This seven lang years I hae lien by his side | A |
| An' he is but a fusionless carlie O | B |
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| O hand your tongue my feirrie auld wife | C |
| O haud your tongue now Nansie O | B |
| I've seen the day and sae hae ye | E |
| Ye wadna been sae donsie O | B |
| I've seen the day ye butter'd my brose | F |
| And cuddled me late and early O | B |
| But downa do's come o'er me now | G |
| And oh I feel it sairly O | B |
Robert Burns
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