The Ploughman. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCACBAAA AA DEFE G HAIA G JAFK G LAGABAAA| Tune Up wi' the ploughman | A |
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| I | - |
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| The ploughman he's a bonnie lad | B |
| His mind is ever true jo | C |
| His garters knit below his knee | A |
| His bonnet it is blue jo | C |
| Then up wi' him my ploughman lad | B |
| And hey my merry ploughman | A |
| Of a' the trades that I do ken | A |
| Commend me to the ploughman | A |
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| II | - |
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| My ploughman he comes hame at e'en | A |
| He's aften wat and weary | A |
| Cast off the wat put on the dry | - |
| And gae to bed my dearie | - |
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| III | - |
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| I will wash my ploughman's hose | D |
| And I will dress his o'erlay | E |
| I will mak my ploughman's bed | F |
| And cheer him late and early | E |
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| IV | G |
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| I hae been east I hae been west | H |
| I hae been at Saint Johnston | A |
| The bonniest sight that e'er I saw | I |
| Was the ploughman laddie dancin' | A |
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| V | G |
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| Snaw white stockins on his legs | J |
| And siller buckles glancin' | A |
| A gude blue bonnet on his head | F |
| And O but he was handsome | K |
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| VI | G |
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| Commend me to the barn yard | L |
| And the corn mou man | A |
| I never gat my coggie fou | G |
| Till I met wi' the ploughman | A |
| Up wi' him my ploughman lad | B |
| And hey my merry ploughman | A |
| Of a' the trades that I do ken | A |
| Commend me to the ploughman | A |
Robert Burns
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