From: Shoemaker's Holiday, Or The Gentle Craft Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EEFGFCH I ABAB| Cold's the wind and wet's the rain | A |
| Saint Hugh be our good speed | B |
| Ill is the weather that bringeth no gain | A |
| Nor helps good hearts in need | B |
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| Troll the bowl the jolly nut brown bowl | C |
| And here kind mate to thee | D |
| Let's sing a dirge for Saint Hugh's soul | C |
| And down it merrily | D |
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| Down a down hey down a down | E |
| Hey derry derry down a down | E |
| Close with the tenor boy | F |
| Ho well done to me let come | G |
| Ring compass gentle joy | F |
| Troll the bowl the nut brown bowl | C |
| And here kind c As often as there be men to drink | H |
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| At last when all have drunk this verse | I |
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| Cold's the wind and wet's the rain | A |
| Saint Hugh be our good speed | B |
| Ill is the weather that bringeth no gain | A |
| Nor helps good hearts in need | B |
Thomas Dekker
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