Gortnamona Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB ABCB ABCB| Long long ago in the woods of Gortnamona | A |
| I thought the birds were singing in the blackthorn tree | B |
| But oh it was my heart that was ringing ringing ringing | C |
| With the joy that you were bringing oh my love to me | B |
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| Long long ago in the woods of Gortnamona | A |
| I thought the wind was sighing round the blackthorn tree | B |
| But oh it was the banshee that was crying crying crying | C |
| And I knew my love was dying far across the sea | B |
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| Now if you go through the woods of Gortnamona | A |
| You hear the raindrops creeping through the blackthorn tree | B |
| But oh it is the tears I am weeping weeping weeping | C |
| For the loved one that is sleeping far away from me | B |
William Percy French
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