Song Of The Battle Eve Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A AABCCBB DDEFFEE GEHAAHH IIHJJAA| Time the Ninth Century | A |
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| To morrow comrade we | A |
| On the battle plain must be | A |
| There to conquer or both lie low | B |
| The morning star is up | C |
| But there's wine still in the cup | C |
| And we'll take another quaff ere we go boy go | B |
| We'll take another quaff ere we go | B |
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| 'Tis true in manliest eyes | D |
| A passing tear will rise | D |
| When we think of the friends we leave lone | E |
| But what can wailing do | F |
| See our goblet's weeping too | F |
| With its tears we'll chase away our own boy our own | E |
| With its tears we'll chase away our own | E |
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| But daylight's stealing on | G |
| The last that o'er us shone | E |
| Saw our children around us play | H |
| The next ah where shall we | A |
| And those rosy urchins be | A |
| But no matter grasp thy sword and away boy away | H |
| No matter grasp thy sword and away | H |
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| Let those who brook the chain | I |
| Of Saxon or of Dane | I |
| Ignobly by their fire sides stay | H |
| One sigh to home be given | J |
| One heartfelt prayer to heaven | J |
| Then for Erin and her cause boy hurra hurra hurra | A |
| Then for Erin and her cause hurra | A |
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