The Tailor. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A AABA CCCC DDEF G HHHI| Tune The Tailor fell thro' the bed thimbles an' a' | A |
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| The Tailor fell thro' the bed thimbles an' a' | A |
| The Tailor fell thro' the bed thimbles an' a' | A |
| The blankets were thin and the sheets they were sma' | B |
| The Tailor fell thro' the bed thimbles an' a' | A |
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| The sleepy bit lassie she dreaded nae ill | C |
| The sleepy bit lassie she dreaded nae ill | C |
| The weather was cauld and the lassie lay still | C |
| She thought that a tailor could do her nae ill | C |
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| Gie me the groat again canny young man | D |
| Gie me the groat again canny young man | D |
| The day it is short and the night it is lang | E |
| The dearest siller that ever I wan | F |
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| IV | G |
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| There's somebody weary wi' lying her lane | H |
| There's somebody weary wi' lying her lane | H |
| There's some that are dowie I trow would be fain | H |
| To see the bit tailor come skippin' again | I |
Robert Burns
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