There'll Never Be Peace. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCCDECC FFCCGGCC| Tune There art few gude fellows when Willie's awa | A |
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| By yon castle wa' at the close of the day | B |
| I heard a man sing though his head it was gray | B |
| And as he was singing the tears down came | C |
| There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame | C |
| The church is in ruins the state is in jars | D |
| Delusions oppressions and murderous wars | E |
| We darena weel say't though we ken wha's to blame | C |
| There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame | C |
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| My seven braw sons for Jamie drew sword | F |
| And now I greet round their green beds in the yerd | F |
| It brak the sweet heart of my faithfu' auld dame | C |
| There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame | C |
| Now life is a burthen that bows me down | G |
| Since I tint my bairns and he tint his crown | G |
| But till my last moments my words are the same | C |
| There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame | C |
Robert Burns
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