Morgan's Dog Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEG HIHI JKJK LMLM NONO PQPQ| Morgan the drover explained | A |
| As he drank from his battered quart pot | B |
| Many a slut I have trained | A |
| This is the best of the lot | B |
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| Crossing these stringybark hills | C |
| Hungry and rocky and steep | D |
| This is the country that kills | C |
| Weakly and sore footed sheep | D |
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| Those that are healthy and strong | E |
| Battle away in the lead | F |
| Carting the others along | E |
| Eating the whole of the feed | G |
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| That's where this little red slut | H |
| Shows you what's bred in the bone | I |
| Works it all out in her nut | H |
| Handles it all on her own | I |
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| Backwards and forwards she'll track | J |
| Gauging the line at a glance | K |
| Keeping the stronger ones back | J |
| Giving the tailers a chance | K |
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| Weary and hungry and lame | L |
| Sticking all day to her job | M |
| Thin as a rabbit but game | L |
| Working in front of the mob | M |
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| Tradesmen I call 'em the dogs | N |
| Those that'll work in a yard | O |
| Bark till they're hoarser than frogs | N |
| Makin' 'em savage and hard | O |
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| Others will soldier and shirk | P |
| While there's a rabbit to hunt | Q |
| This is an artist at work | P |
| Watch her out there in the front | Q |
Banjo Paterson (andrew Barton)
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