Wandering Willie Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABA CDEF EAEA EAEA GAGA CHCI JAJA KAKA GAGA ADAF| All joy was bereft me the day that you left me | A |
| And climb'd the tall vessel to sail yon wide sea | A |
| O weary betide it I wander'd beside it | B |
| And bann'd it for parting my Willie and me | A |
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| Far o'er the wave hast thou follow'd thy fortune | C |
| Oft fought the squadrons of France and of Spain | D |
| Ae kiss of welcome's worth twenty at parting | E |
| Now I hae gotten my Willie again | F |
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| When the sky it was mirk and the winds they were wailing | E |
| I sat on the beach wi' the tear in my ee | A |
| And thought o' the bark where my Willie was sailing | E |
| And wish'd that the tempest could a' blaw on me | A |
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| Now that thy gallant ship rides at her mooring | E |
| Now that my wanderer's in safety at hame | A |
| Music to me were the wildest winds' roaring | E |
| That e'er o'er Inch Keith drove the dark ocean faem | A |
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| When the lights they did blaze and the guns they did rattle | G |
| And blithe was each heart for the great victory | A |
| In secret I wept for the dangers of battle | G |
| And thy glory itself was scarce comfort to me | A |
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| But now shalt thou tell while I eagerly listen | C |
| Of each bold adventure and every brave scar | H |
| And trust me I'll smile though my een they may glisten | C |
| For sweet after danger's the tale of the war | I |
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| And oh how we doubt when there's distance 'tween lovers | J |
| When there's naething to speak to the heart thro' the ee | A |
| How often the kindest and warmest prove rovers | J |
| And the love of the faithfullest ebbs like the sea | A |
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| Till at times Could I help it I pined and I ponder'd | K |
| If love could change notes like the bird on the tree | A |
| Now I'll ne'er ask if thine eyes may hae wander'd | K |
| Enough thy leal heart has been constant to me | A |
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| Welcome from sweeping o'er sea and through channel | G |
| Hardships and danger despising for fame | A |
| Furnishing story for glory's bright annal | G |
| Welcome my wanderer to Jeanie and hame | A |
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| Enough now thy story in annals of glory | A |
| Has humbled the pride of France Holland and Spain | D |
| No more shalt thou grieve me no more shalt thou leave me | A |
| I never will part with my Willie again | F |
Sir Walter Scott
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