Mary, The Maid O' The Tay Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAA AAAA AABC AAAA AACC DDCC EECC| Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Tay | A |
| Whaur me and my Mary oft did stray | A |
| But noo she is dead and gone far away | A |
| Sae I maun mourn for lovely Mary the Maid o' the Tay | A |
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| The first time I met her 'twas in the month of May | A |
| And the sun was shining bricht on the Silvery Tay | A |
| I asked her name and she modestly did say | A |
| Some fouks ca's me lovely Mary the Maid o' the Tay | A |
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| Oh charming Mary o' the Tay | A |
| Queen o' my soul by nicht and day | A |
| But noo thou'rt gane and left me here | B |
| To weep for you sweet Mary dear | C |
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| Oh bonnie Mary o' the Tay | A |
| Joy o' my heart and Queen o' May | A |
| With thee I aye felt happy and gay | A |
| While rambling with thee on the banks o' the Tay | A |
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| Ye banks and braes o' bonnie Tay | A |
| With my Mary ye seemed ever gay | A |
| But noo ye seem baith dark and drear | C |
| For my puir heart ye canna cheer | C |
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| My Mary was handsome and fair to be seen | D |
| She bad bonnie fair hair and twa blue een | D |
| And she was aye happy while we carelessly did stray | C |
| Alang the banks o' the Silvery Tay | C |
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| Oh Mary dear I mourn thy loss | E |
| To me the world seems nought but dross | E |
| Sae I maun mourn baith nicht and day | C |
| For my lovely Mary the Maid o' the Tay | C |
William Topaz Mcgonagall
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