Young Munro The Sailor Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAA BBAA CCAA DDEE FGHH IIAA IIJJ JJKL MMII IIAA HHAA NOAA PPAA CCAA| 'Twas on a sunny morning in the month of May | A |
| I met a pretty damsel on the banks o' the Tay | A |
| I said My charming fair one come tell to me I pray | A |
| Why do you walk alone on the banks o' the Tay | A |
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| She said Kind sir pity me for I am in great woe | B |
| About my young sailor lad whose name is James Munro | B |
| It's he has been long at sea seven years from this day | A |
| And I come here sometimes to weep for him that's far far away | A |
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| Lovely creature cease your weeping and consent to marry me | C |
| And my houses and all my land I will give to thee | C |
| And we shall get married without any delay | A |
| And live happy and contented on the banks o' the Tay | A |
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| Believe me my sweet lady I pity the sailor's wife | D |
| For I think she must lead a very unhappy life | D |
| Especially on a stormy night I'm sure she cannot sleep | E |
| Thinking about her husband whilst on the briny deep | E |
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| Oh sir it is true what you to me have said | F |
| But I must be content with the choice I've made | G |
| For Munro's he's young and handsome I will ne'er deny | H |
| And if I don't get him for a husband believe me I will die | H |
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| Because when last we parted we swore to be true | I |
| And I will keep my troth which lovers ought to do | I |
| And I will pray for his safe return by night and by day | A |
| That God may send him safe home to the banks o' the Tay | A |
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| Forgive me noble heart for asking to marry you | I |
| I was only trying your love if it was really true | I |
| But I've found your love is pure towards your sailor lad | J |
| And the thought thereof believe me makes my heart feel glad | J |
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| As homeward we retraced our steps her heart seemed glad | J |
| In hopes of seeing again her brave sailor lad | J |
| He had promised to marry her when he would return | K |
| So I bade her keep up her spirits and no longer mourn | L |
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| Dear creature the lass that's true to her sweetheart deserves great praise | M |
| And I hope young Munro and you will spend many happy days | M |
| For unto him I know you will ever prove true | I |
| And perchance when he comes home he will marry you | I |
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| What you have said kind sir I hope will come true | I |
| And if it does I'll make it known to you | I |
| And you must come to the marriage which you musn't gainsay | A |
| And dance and rejoice with us on the marriage day | A |
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| When we arrived in Dundee she bade me good bye | H |
| Then I told her where I lived while she said with a sigh | H |
| Kind sir I will long remember that morning in May | A |
| When I met you by chance on the banks o' the Tay | A |
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| When three months were past her sailor lad came home | N |
| And she called to see me herself alone | O |
| And she invited me to her marriage without delay | A |
| Which was celebrated with great pomp the next day | A |
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| So I went to the marriage with my heart full of joy | P |
| And I wished her prosperity with her sailor boy | P |
| And I danced and sang till daylight and then came away | A |
| Leaving them happy and contented on the banks o' the Tay | A |
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| So all ye pretty fair maids of high or low degree | C |
| Be faithful to your sweethearts when they have gone to sea | C |
| And never be in doubts of them when they are far away | A |
| Because they might return and marry you some unexpected day | A |
William Topaz Mcgonagall
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