Hard Luck Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IDID JKJK LMLM| I left the course and by my side | A |
| There walked a ruined tout | B |
| A hungry creature evil eyed | A |
| Who poured this story out | B |
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| You see he said there came a swell | C |
| To Kensington today | D |
| And if I picked the winners well | C |
| A crown at least he's pay | D |
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| I picked three winners straight I did | E |
| I filled his purse with pelf | F |
| And then he gave me half a quid | E |
| To back one for myself | F |
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| A half a quid to me he cast | G |
| I wanted it indeed | H |
| So help me Bob for two days past | G |
| I haven't had a feed | H |
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| But still I thought my luck was in | I |
| I couldn't go astray | D |
| I put it all on Little Min | I |
| And lost it straightaway | D |
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| I haven't got a bite or bed | J |
| I'm absolutely stuck | K |
| So keep this lesson in your head | J |
| Don't over trust your luck | K |
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| The folks went homeward near and far | L |
| The tout oh where is he | M |
| Ask where the empty boilers are | L |
| Beside the Circular Quay | M |
Banjo Paterson (andrew Barton)
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