The Ostrich-punching Of Arroyo Al Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH DDII| I was broke in Arizony and was gloomy as a tomb | A |
| When I got a chance at punchin' for an outfit called Star Plume | A |
| I did n't ask no wherefores but jest lit out with my tarp | B |
| As happy as an angel with the newest make o' harp | B |
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| When I struck out from the bunkhouse for my first day on the range | C |
| I thought the tracks we follered was peculiar like and strange | C |
| And when I asked about it the roundup foreman sez | D |
| You ain't a punchin' cattle but are herdin' ostriches | D |
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| Well we chased a bunch of critters on the hot and sandy plain | E |
| Though 't was like a purp a racin' with a U S A mail train | E |
| But at last we got 'em herded in a wire fence corral | F |
| And the foreman sez off hand like Jest go in and rope one Al | F |
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| Well the first one that I tackled was an Eiffel Tower bird | G |
| But that noose ain't pinched his thorax 'fore several things occurred | G |
| He spread his millinery jest as if he meant to fly | H |
| And then he reached a stilt out careless and smote me above the eye | H |
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| They pulled me out from under that millin' mass o' legs | D |
| And the fed me on hot whiskey and the yolks of ostrich eggs | D |
| And as soon as I was able I pulled freight for Cattle Land | I |
| And the ostrich punchin' business never gits my O K brand | I |
Arthur Chapman
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