There Was A Lass. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDAECFC GHIHJKJL MHNOPQRO| Tune Duncan Davison | A |
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| I | - |
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| There was a lass they ca'd her Meg | B |
| And she held o'er the moors to spin | C |
| There was a lad that follow'd her | D |
| They ca'd him Duncan Davison | A |
| The moor was driegh and Meg was skiegh | E |
| Her favour Duncan could na win | C |
| For wi' the roke she wad him knock | F |
| And ay she shook the temper pin | C |
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| II | - |
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| As o'er the moor they lightly foor | G |
| A burn was clear a glen was green | H |
| Upon the banks they eas'd their shanks | I |
| And ay she set the wheel between | H |
| But Duncan swore a haly aith | J |
| That Meg should be a bride the morn | K |
| Then Meg took up her spinnin' graith | J |
| And flang them a' out o'er the burn | L |
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| III | - |
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| We'll big a house a wee wee house | M |
| And we will live like king and queen | H |
| Sae blythe and merry we will be | N |
| When ye set by the wheel at e'en | O |
| A man may drink and no be drunk | P |
| A man may fight and no be slain | Q |
| A man may kiss a bonnie lass | R |
| And ay be welcome back again | O |
Robert Burns
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