The Bay Horse Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDDAAE AFGFHIJI AKAKAGLG AAMAANON PQAQRSTSSquire wants the bay horse | A |
For it is the best | B |
Squire holds the mortgage | C |
Where's the interest | D |
Haven't got the interest | D |
Can't raise a sou | A |
Shan't sell the bay horse | A |
Whatever he may do | E |
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Did you see the bay horse | A |
Such a one to go | F |
He took a bit of ridin' | G |
When I showed him at the Show | F |
First prize the broad jump | H |
First prize the high | I |
Gold medal Class A | J |
You'll see it by and by | I |
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I bred the bay horse | A |
On the Withy Farm | K |
I broke the bay horse | A |
He broke my arm | K |
Don't blame the bay horse | A |
Blame the brittle bone | G |
I bred him and I've fed him | L |
And he's all my very own | G |
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Just watch the bay horse | A |
Chock full of sense | A |
Ain't he just beautiful | M |
Risin' to a fence | A |
Just hear the bay horse | A |
Whinin' in his stall | N |
Purrin' like a pussy cat | O |
When he hears me call | N |
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But if Squire's lawyer | P |
Serves me with his writ | Q |
I'll take the bay horse | A |
To Marley gravel pit | Q |
Over the quarry edge | R |
I'll sit him tight | S |
If he wants the brown hide | T |
He's welcome to the white | S |
Arthur Conan Doyle
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