The Matrimonial Stakes Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EEEE FGFG HCHC IJIJ| I wooed her with a steeplechase I won her with a fall | A |
| I made her heartstrings quiver on the flat | B |
| When the pony missed his take off and we crashed into the wall | A |
| Well she simply had to have me after that | B |
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| It awoke a thrill of int'rest when they pulled me out for dead | C |
| From beneath the shattered ruins of a horse | D |
| And although she looked indifferent when I landed on my head | C |
| In the water it appealed to her of course | D |
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| When I won the Flappers' Flatrace it was all Sir Garneo | E |
| For she praised the way I made my final run | E |
| And she thought the riding won it for how could the poor girl know | E |
| That a monkey could have ridden it and won | E |
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| Then they weighed me in a winner it's not often that occurs | F |
| So I didn't let my golden chances slip | G |
| For I showed her all the blood marks where I jabbed him with the spurs | F |
| And the whip strokes where I hit him with the whip | G |
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| Then I asked her if she loved me and she seemed inclined to shirk | H |
| For a moment so I took her by the head | C |
| So to speak and rushed her at it and she seemed to like the work | H |
| When she kissed me though she blushed a rosy red | C |
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| She's a mouth as soft as velvet and she plenty has of heart | I |
| I could worship every little step she takes | J |
| And the saddling bell is ringing so we're going to the start | I |
| Certain winners of the Matrimonial Stakes | J |
Banjo Paterson (andrew Barton)
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