Lullaby Of An Infant Chief Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC DDEECC FFGGCC| O hush thee my babie thy sire was a knight | A |
| Thy mother a lady both lovely and bright | A |
| The woods and the glens from the towers which we see | B |
| They all are belonging dear babie to thee | B |
| O ho ro i ri ri cadul gu lo | C |
| O ho ro i ri ri cadul gu lo | C |
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| O fear not the bugle though loudly it blows | D |
| It calls but the warders that guard thy repose | D |
| Their bows would be bended their blades would be red | E |
| Ere the step of a foeman drew near to thy bed | E |
| O ho ro i ri ri cadul gu lo | C |
| O ho ro i ri ri cadul gu lo | C |
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| O hush thee my babie the time soon will come | F |
| When thy sleep shall be broken by trumpet and drum | F |
| Then hush thee my darling take rest while you may | G |
| For strife comes with manhood and waking with day | G |
| O ho ro i ri ri cadul gu lo | C |
| O ho ro i ri ri cadul gu lo | C |
Walter Scott (sir)
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