Frank Gardiner Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFF GGH IIJJ KLMM| Oh Frank Gardiner is caught at last and lies in Sydney jail | A |
| For wounding Sergeant Middleton and robbing the Mudgee mail | A |
| For plundering of the gold escort the Carcoar mail also | B |
| And it was for gold he made so bold and not so long ago | B |
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| His daring deeds surprised them all throughout the Sydney land | C |
| And on his friends he gave a call and quickly raised a band | C |
| And fortune always favoured him until this time of late | D |
| Until Ben Hall and Gilbert met with their dreadful fate | D |
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| Young Vane he has surrendered Ben Hall's got his death wound | E |
| And as for Johnny Gilbert near Binalong was found | E |
| He was all alone and lost his horse three troopers came in sight | F |
| And fought the three most manfully got slaughtered in the fight | F |
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| Farewell adieu to outlawed Frank he was the poor man's friend | G |
| The Government has secured him the laws he did offend | G |
| He boldly stood his trial and answered in a breath | H |
| 'And do what you will you can but kill I have no fear of death ' | - |
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| Day after day they remanded him escorted from the bar | I |
| Fresh charges brought against him from neighbours near and far | I |
| And now it is all over the sentence they have passed | J |
| All sought to find a verdict and 'Guilty' 'twas at last | J |
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| When lives you take a warning boys a woman never trust | K |
| She will turn round I will be bound Queen's evidence the first | L |
| He's doing two and thirty years he's doomed to served the Crown | M |
| And well may he say he cursed the day he met with Mrs Brown | M |
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