Tibbie, I Hae Seen The Day. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDED D FFFD D GGGD D HHHD D IJJD D FFFK D LLLD D MMMD| Tune Invercald's Reel | A |
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| Chorus | B |
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| O Tibbie I hae seen the day | C |
| Ye wad na been sae shy | D |
| For lack o' gear ye lightly me | E |
| But trowth I care na by | D |
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| I | D |
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| Yestreen I met you on the moor | F |
| Ye spak na but gaed by like stoure | F |
| Ye geck at me because I'm poor | F |
| But fient a hair care I | D |
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| II | D |
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| I doubt na lass but ye may think | G |
| Because ye hae the name o' clink | G |
| That ye can please me at a wink | G |
| Whene'er ye like to try | D |
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| III | D |
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| But sorrow tak him that's sae mean | H |
| Altho' his pouch o' coin were clean | H |
| Wha follows ony saucy quean | H |
| That looks sae proud and high | D |
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| IV | D |
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| Altho' a lad were e'er sae smart | I |
| If that he want the yellow dirt | J |
| Ye'll cast your head anither airt | J |
| And answer him fu' dry | D |
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| V | D |
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| But if he hae the name o' gear | F |
| Ye'll fasten to him like a brier | F |
| Tho' hardly he for sense or lear | F |
| Be better than the kye | K |
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| VI | D |
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| But Tibbie lass tak my advice | L |
| Your daddie's gear maks you sae nice | L |
| The deil a ane wad spier your price | L |
| Were ye as poor as I | D |
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| VII | D |
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| There lives a lass in yonder park | M |
| I would nae gie her in her sark | M |
| For thee wi' a' thy thousan' mark | M |
| Ye need na look sae high | D |
Robert Burns
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