The Bold Princess Royal Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD DDEF CCCC G C HHHH IIJJ CCKK| O on the fourteenth day of February we sailed from the land | A |
| In the bold Princess Royal bound for Newfoundland | B |
| We had forty bright sailors for our ship's companie | C |
| And boldly from the eastward to the westward sailed we | D |
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| We had not been sailing scarce days two or three | D |
| When our man from the masthead a sail he did see | D |
| She bore down upon us to see what we were | E |
| When from under her mizzen black colours she wore | F |
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| My God cries our Captain what shall we do now | C |
| For there comes a bold pirate to rob us I know | C |
| O no cries our chief mate it cannot be so | C |
| For we'll spread out our reef boys and from her we'll go | C |
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| And when this bold pirate came up alongside | G |
| Through a loudspeaking trumpet he said 'Who are you ' | - |
| Our Captain walked the quarterdeck and he answered him so | C |
| 'We come from fair London and we're bound for Cairo ' | - |
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| Then draw up your courses and heave your ship to | H |
| For I've got a letter I'll send on by you | H |
| We'll draw up our courses and heave our ship to | H |
| But it will be in some harbour not alongside of you | H |
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| He chased us to windward for all that long day | I |
| He chased us to windward and night and a day | I |
| He chased us to windward but could not prevail | J |
| Whilst the bold Princess Royal did show them her tail | J |
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| Thank God cries our captain since the pirate has gone | C |
| 'Bring a cask of good brandy fore and aft let it run | C |
| Go down to your grog boys and be of good cheer | K |
| As long as we've sea room my boys never fear | K |
Robert Burns
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