The Weary Pund O' Tow. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A AABAAAAA CADA EAFG B AHAAAABA| Tune The weary Pund o' Tow | A |
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| I | - |
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| The weary pund the weary pund | A |
| The weary pund o' tow | A |
| I think my wife will end her life | B |
| Before she spin her tow | A |
| I bought my wife a stane o' lint | A |
| As gude as e'er did grow | A |
| And a' that she has made o' that | A |
| Is ae poor pund o' tow | A |
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| II | - |
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| There sat a bottle in a bole | C |
| Beyont the ingle low | A |
| And ay she took the tither souk | D |
| To drouk the stowrie tow | A |
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| III | - |
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| Quoth I for shame ye dirty dame | E |
| Gae spin your tap o' tow | A |
| She took the rock and wi' a knock | F |
| She brak it o'er my pow | G |
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| IV | B |
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| At last her feet I sang to see't | A |
| Gaed foremost o'er the knowe | H |
| And or I wad anither jad | A |
| I'll wallop in a tow | A |
| The weary pund the weary pund | A |
| The weary pund o' tow | A |
| I think my wife will end her life | B |
| Before she spin her tow | A |
Robert Burns
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About The Weary Pund O' Tow.
The Weary Pund O' Tow. is a poem by Robert Burns. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.