The Tod Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCC DDBCC EEBCC AAFCC| There's a tod aye blinkin' when the nicht comes doon | A |
| Blinkin' wi' his lang een an' keekin' roond an' roon' | A |
| Creepin' by the fairmyaird when gloamin' is to fa' | B |
| And syne there'll be a chicken or a deuk awa' | C |
| Aye when the guidwife rises there's a deuk awa' | C |
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| There's a lass sits greetin' ben the hoose at hame | D |
| For when the guidwife's cankered she gie's her aye the blame | D |
| An' sair the lassie's sabbin' an' fast the tears fa' | B |
| For the guidwife's tint her bonnie hen an' it's awa' | C |
| Aye she's no sae easy dealt wi' when her gear's awa' | C |
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| There's a lad aye roamin' when the day gets late | E |
| A lang leggit deevil wi' his hand upon the gate | E |
| And aye the guidwife cries to him to gar the toddie fa' | B |
| For she canna thole to let her deuks an' hens awa' | C |
| Aye the muckle bubbly jock himsel' is ca'd awa' | C |
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| The laddie saw the tod gang by an' killed him wi' a stane | A |
| And the bonnie lass that grat sae sair she sabs nae mair her lane | A |
| But the guidwife's no contentit yet her like ye never saw | F |
| Cries she This time it is the lass an' she's awa' | C |
| Aye yon laddie's waur nor ony tod for Bell's awa' | C |
Violet Jacob
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