A Small Boy's Desire Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDE BFDF BDGD BHDH DIDI JDKD| Written for the first thrift stamp drive | A |
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| I want to be a soldier | B |
| And march away to France | C |
| I want to find a wicked Hun | D |
| And shoot him in the pants | E |
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| I want to be a soldier | B |
| And wear a khaki suit | F |
| I want to have a sword and gun | D |
| And all the Boches shoot | F |
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| I want to be a soldier | B |
| And have an aeroplane | D |
| To drop bombs on the German towns | G |
| And fly back home again | D |
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| I want to be a soldier | B |
| And do my little bit | H |
| My country needs brave fighting men | D |
| While here at home I sit | H |
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| Some day I'll be a big big man | D |
| I'll go to war and fight | I |
| The wicked Hun or any one | D |
| Who does not do what's right | I |
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| But now the only way for me | J |
| To help my country win | D |
| Is save my coin and buy thrift stamps | K |
| So boys let's save our tin | D |
Alan L. Strang
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