Canadian Folksong Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC DDEECC FFEECC GGHHCC| The doors are shut the windows fast | A |
| Outside the gust is driving past | A |
| Outside the shivering ivy clings | B |
| While on the hob the kettle sings | B |
| Margery Margery make the tea | C |
| Singeth the kettle merrily | C |
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| The streams are hushed up where they flowed | D |
| The ponds are frozen along the road | D |
| The cattle are housed in shed and byre | E |
| While singeth the kettle on the fire | E |
| Margery Margery make the tea | C |
| Singeth the kettle merrily | C |
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| The fisherman on the bay in his boat | F |
| Shivers and buttons up his coat | F |
| The traveler stops at the tavern door | E |
| And the kettle answers the chimney s roar | E |
| Margery Margery make the tea | C |
| Singeth the kettle merrily | C |
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| The firelight dances upon the wall | G |
| Footsteps are heard in the outer hall | G |
| A kiss and a welcome that fill the room | H |
| And the kettle sings in the glimmer and gloom | H |
| Margery Margery make the tea | C |
| Singeth the kettle merrily | C |
William Wilfred Campbell
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