The Marine - Folk Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCDDC ECECFFC FCFCGGC ECEC AAC FCFC HIC ECEC JJC ACACKKC LCLCMMC| Poitevin | A |
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| The bold Marine comes back from war | B |
| So kind | C |
| The bold Marine comes back from war | B |
| So kind | C |
| With a raggety coat and a worn out shoe | D |
| Now poor Marine say whence come you | D |
| All so kind | C |
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| I travel back from the war madame | E |
| So kind | C |
| I travel back from the war madame | E |
| So kind | C |
| For a glass of wine and a bowl of whey | F |
| 'Tis I will sing you a ballad gay | F |
| All so kind | C |
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| The bold Marine he sips his whey | F |
| So kind | C |
| He sips and he sings his ballad gay | F |
| So kind | C |
| But the dame she turns toward the wall | G |
| To wipe her tears that fall and fall | G |
| All so kind | C |
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| What aileth you at my song madame | E |
| So kind | C |
| I hope that I sing no wrong madame | E |
| So kind | C |
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| Or grieves it you a beggar should dine | A |
| On a bowl of whey and the good white wine | A |
| All so kind | C |
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| It ails me not at your ballad gay | F |
| So kind | C |
| It ails me not for the wine and whey | F |
| So kind | C |
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| But it ails me sore for the voice and eyes | H |
| Of a good man long in Paradise | I |
| Ah so kind | C |
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| You have fair children five madame | E |
| So kind | C |
| You have fair children five madame | E |
| So kind | C |
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| Your good man left you children three | J |
| Whence came these twain for company | J |
| All so kind | C |
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| A letter came from the war Marine | A |
| So kind | C |
| A letter came from the war Marine | A |
| So kind | C |
| A while I wept for the good man dead | K |
| But another good man in a while I wed | K |
| All so kind | C |
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| The bold Marine he drained his glass | L |
| So kind | C |
| The bold Marine he drained his glass | L |
| So kind | C |
| He said not a word though the tears they flowed | M |
| But back to his regiment took the road | M |
| All so kind | C |
Arthur Thomas Quiller-couch
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