What Can A Young Lassie Do Wi' An Auld Man? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAAAA ACAAAA DAEAEA AAFAFA| WHAT can a young lassie what shall a young lassie | A |
| What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man | B |
| Bad luck on the penny that tempted my minnie | A |
| To sell her puir Jenny for siller an' lan' | A |
| Bad luck on the penny that tempted my minnie | A |
| To sell her puir Jenny for siller an' lan' | A |
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| He's always compleenin' frae mornin' to e'enin' | A |
| He hoasts and he hirples the weary day lang | C |
| He's doylt and he's dozin his blude it is frozen | A |
| O dreary's the night wi' a crazy auld man | A |
| He's doylt and he's dozin his blude it is frozen | A |
| O dreary's the night wi' a crazy auld man | A |
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| He hums and he hankers he frets and he cankers | D |
| I never can please him do a' that I can | A |
| He's peevish an' jealous o' a' the young fellows | E |
| O dool on the day I met wi' an auld man | A |
| He's peevish an' jealous o' a' the young fellows | E |
| O dool on the day I met wi' an auld man | A |
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| My auld auntie Katie upon me taks pity | A |
| I'll do my endeavour to follow her plan | A |
| I'll cross him an' wrack him until I heartbreak him | F |
| And then his auld brass will buy me a new pan | A |
| I'll cross him an' wrack him until I heartbreak him | F |
| And then his auld brass will buy me a new pan | A |
Robert Burns
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