Colonial Experience Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CCDD E BBBF GGHH D IIJJ D KKLL D MMLL D NNOO D PPLL D DDQQ D| By A New Chum | A |
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| Air So Early in the Morning | B |
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| When first I came to Sydney Cove | C |
| And up and down the streets did rove | C |
| I thought such sights I ne'er did see | D |
| Since first I learnt my A B C | D |
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| Chorus | E |
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| Oh it's broiling in the morning | B |
| It's toiling in the morning | B |
| It's broiling in the morning | B |
| It's toiling all day long | F |
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| Into the park I took a stroll | G |
| I felt just like a buttered roll | G |
| A pretty name The Sunny South | H |
| A better one The Land of Drouth | H |
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| Chorus Oh it's broiling c | D |
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| Next day into the bush I went | I |
| On wild adventure I was bent | I |
| Dame Nature's wonders I'd explore | J |
| All thought of danger would ignore | J |
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| Chorus Oh it's broiling c | D |
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| The mosquitoes and bull dog ants | K |
| Assailed me even through my pants | K |
| It nearly took my breath away | L |
| To hear the jackass laugh so gay | L |
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| Chorus Oh it's broiling c | D |
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| This lovely country I've been told | M |
| Abounds in silver and in gold | M |
| You may pick it up all day | L |
| Just as leaves in autumn lay | L |
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| Chorus Oh it's broiling c | D |
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| Marines will chance this yarn believe | N |
| But bluejackets you can't deceive | N |
| Such pretty stories will not fit | O |
| Nor can I their truth admit | O |
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| Chorus Oh it's broiling c | D |
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| Some say there's lots of work to do | P |
| Well yes but then 'twixt me and you | P |
| A man may toil and broil all day | L |
| The big fat man gets all the pay | L |
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| Chorus Oh it's broiling c | D |
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| Mayhap such good things there may be | D |
| But you may have them all for me | D |
| Instead of roaming foreign parts | Q |
| I wish I'd studied the Fine Arts | Q |
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| Chorus Oh it's broiling c | D |
Banjo Paterson (andrew Barton)
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