The Whustlin' Lad Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCACCA ADADEAEEA AFAFECEEB FFFFECEEC| There's a wind comes doon frae the braes when the licht is spreadin' | A |
| Chilly an' grey | B |
| An' the auld cock craws at the yett o' the muirland steadin' | A |
| Cryin' on day | B |
| The hoose lies sound an' the sma' mune's deein' an' weary | C |
| Watchin' her lane | A |
| The shadows creep by the dyke an' the time seems eerie | C |
| But the lad i' the fields he is whustlin' cheery cheery | C |
| 'Yont i' the rain | A |
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| My mither stirs as she wauks wi' her twa een blinkin' | A |
| Bedded she'll bide | D |
| For foo can an auld wife ken what a lassie's thinkin' | A |
| Close at her side | D |
| Mither lie still for ye're needin' a rest fu' sairly | E |
| Weary an' worn | A |
| Mither I'll rise an' ye ken I'll be warkin' fairly | E |
| An' I dinna ken wha can be whustlin' whustlin' aerly | E |
| Lang or it's morn | A |
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| Gin ye hear a sound like the sneck o' the backdoor turnin' | A |
| Fash na for it | F |
| It's just the crack i' the lum o' the green wood burnin' | A |
| Ill to be lit | F |
| Gin ye hear a step it's the auld mear loose i' the stable | E |
| Stampin' the strae | C |
| Or mysel' that's settin' the parritch spunes on the table | E |
| Sae turn ye aboot an' sleep mither sleep while ye're able | E |
| Rest while ye may | B |
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| Up at the steadin' the trail o' the mist has liftit | F |
| Clear frae the grund | F |
| Mither breathes saft an' her face to the wa' she's shiftit | F |
| Aye but she's sound | F |
| Lad ye may come for there's nane but mysel' will hear ye | E |
| Oot by the stair | C |
| But whustle you on an' I winna hae need to fear ye | E |
| For laddie the lips that keep whustlin' whustlin' cheery | E |
| Canna dae mair | C |
Violet Jacob
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