What Can A Young Lassie. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BABBBB BCBBBB DBEBEB F BBGBGB| Tune What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man | A |
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| What can a young lassie what shall a young lassie | B |
| What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man | A |
| Bad luck on the pennie that tempted my minnie | B |
| To sell her poor Jenny for siller an' lan' | B |
| Bad luck on the pennie that tempted my minnie | B |
| To sell her poor Jenny for siller an' lan' | B |
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| He's always compleenin' frae mornin' to e'enin' | B |
| He hosts and he hirples the weary day lang | C |
| He's doyl't and he's dozin' his bluid it is frozen | B |
| O dreary's the night wi' a crazy auld man | B |
| He's doyl't and he's dozin' his bluid it is frozen | B |
| O dreary's the night wi' a crazy auld man | B |
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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 | B |
| He's peevish and jealous of a' the young fellows | E |
| O dool on the day I met wi' an auld man | B |
| He's peevish and jealous of a' the young fellows | E |
| O dool on the day I met wi' an auld man | B |
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| IV | F |
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| My auld auntie Katie upon me takes pity | B |
| I'll do my endeavour to follow her plan | B |
| I'll cross him and wrack him until I heart break him | G |
| And then his auld brass will buy me a new pan | B |
| I'll cross him and wrack him until I heart break him | G |
| And then his auld brass will buy me a new pan | B |
Robert Burns
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