Ned Kelly Was A Gentleman Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDAEFE GHGHIJKL MNOFKPQP RSTSAUVW| Ned Kelly was a gentleman | A |
| Many hardships did he endure | B |
| He battled to deprive the rich | C |
| Then gave it to the poor | D |
| But his mode of distribution | A |
| Was not acceptable to all | E |
| Though backed by certain gunmen | F |
| Known as Gilbert and Ben Hall | E |
| - | |
| I think it was a pity | G |
| They hanged him from a rope | H |
| They made Australian history | G |
| But they shattered Kelly's hope | H |
| If they sent him into Parliament | I |
| His prospects would be bright | J |
| He'd function for the masses | K |
| If not for the elite | L |
| - | |
| And perhaps now in Australia | M |
| We'd have millions trained with him | N |
| All laughing with a vengeance | O |
| At the little yellow men | F |
| If Ned and the guerillas | K |
| Were with us here today | P |
| The Japs would not be prowling around | Q |
| New Guinea and Milne Bay | P |
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| Since Ned went over the Border | R |
| There has been many a change | S |
| Yet we may adopt his tactics | T |
| Around the Owen Stanley Range | S |
| Poor Ned he was a gentleman | A |
| But never understood | U |
| We want men of such mettle now | V |
| To stem the yellow flood | W |
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