There is a Tavern in the Town



There is a tavern in the town, in the town,
  And there my true love sits him down, sits him down,
  And drinks his wine 'mid laughter free,
  And never, never thinks of me.
  Fare thee well, for I must leave thee,
  Do not let this parting grieve thee,
  And remember that the best of friends must part, must part.
  Adieu, adieu, kind friends, adieu, adieu, adieu!
  I can no longer stay with you, stay with you,
 I'll hang my harp on a weeping willow tree,
 And may the world go well with thee.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBBBCDDBB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 505
Words 96
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11

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