The Laddies By The Banks O' Nith. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB BDBE FBGB HBIB CBJB| The laddies by the banks o' Nith | A |
| Wad trust his Grace wi' a' Jamie | B |
| But he'll sair them as he sair'd the King | C |
| Turn tail and rin awa' Jamie | B |
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| Up and waur them a' Jamie | B |
| Up and waur them a' | D |
| The Johnstones hae the guidin' o't | B |
| Ye turncoat Whigs awa' | E |
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| The day he stude his country's friend | F |
| Or gied her faes a claw Jamie | B |
| Or frae puir man a blessin' wan | G |
| That day the Duke ne'er saw Jamie | B |
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| But wha is he his country's boast | H |
| Like him there is na twa Jamie | B |
| There's no a callant tents the kye | I |
| But kens o' Westerha' Jamie | B |
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| To end the wark here's Whistlebirk | C |
| Lang may his whistle blaw Jamie | B |
| And Maxwell true o' sterling blue | J |
| And we'll be Johnstones a' Jamie | B |
Robert Burns
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