Wisdom Of Hafiz: The Philosopher Takes To Racing Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAA BBB CCC DDD EEE FFF GHH| My son if you go to the races to battle with Ikey and Mo | A |
| Remember it's seldom the pigeon can pick out the eye of the crow | A |
| Remember they live by the business remember my son and go slow | A |
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| If ever an owner should tell you Back mine don't you be such a flat | B |
| He knows his own cunning no doubt does he know what the others are at | B |
| Find out what he's frightened of most and invest a few dollars on that | B |
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| Walk not in the track of the trainer nor hang round the rails at his stall | C |
| His wisdom belongs to his patron shall he give it to one and to all | C |
| When the stable is served he may tell you and his words are like jewels let fall | C |
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| Run wide of the tipster who whispers that Borak is sure to be first | D |
| He tells the next mug that he meets with a tale with the placings reversed | D |
| And remember of judges of racing the jockey's the absolute worst | D |
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| When they lay three to one on the field and the runners are twenty and two | E |
| Take a pull at yourself take a pull it's a mighty big field to get through | E |
| Is the club handicapper a fool If a fool is about p'raps it's you | E |
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| Beware of the critic who tells you the handicap's absolute rot | F |
| For this is chucked in and that's hopeless and somebody ought to be shot | F |
| How is it he can't make a fortune himself when he knows such a lot | F |
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| From tipsters and jockeys and trials and gallops the glory has gone | G |
| For this is the wisdom of Hafiz that sages have pondered upon | H |
| The very best tip in the world is to see the commission go on | H |
Banjo Paterson (andrew Barton)
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