The Cardin' O't. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDECCFC GHGHCCFC| Tune Salt fish and dumplings | A |
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| I | - |
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| I coft a stane o' haslock woo' | B |
| To make a wat to Johnny o't | C |
| For Johnny is my only jo | D |
| I lo'e him best of ony yet | E |
| The cardin' o't the spinnin' o't | C |
| The warpin' o't the winnin' o't | C |
| When ilka ell cost me a groat | F |
| The tailor staw the lynin o't | C |
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| II | - |
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| For though his locks be lyart gray | G |
| And tho' his brow be beld aboon | H |
| Yet I hae seen him on a day | G |
| The pride of a' the parishen | H |
| The cardin' o't the spinnin' o't | C |
| The warpin' o't the winnin' o't | C |
| When ilka ell cost me a groat | F |
| The tailor staw the lynin o't | C |
Robert Burns
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