River Bend Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAABCCCB DDDBEFGB HHHBIIIB| At River Bend in New South Wales | A |
| All alone among the whales | A |
| Busting up some post and rails | A |
| Sweet Belle Mahone | B |
| In the blazing sun we stand | C |
| Cabbage tree hat black velvet band | C |
| Moleskins stiff with sweat and sand | C |
| Sweet Belle Mahone | B |
| - | |
| In the burning sand we pine | D |
| No one asks us to have a wine | D |
| 'Tis a jolly crooked line | D |
| Sweet Belle Mahone | B |
| When I am sitting on a log | E |
| Looking like a great big frog | F |
| Waiting for a Murray cod | G |
| Sweet Belle Mahone | B |
| - | |
| Land of snakes and cockatoos | H |
| Native bears and big emus | H |
| Ugly blacks and kangaroos | H |
| Sweet Belle Mahone | B |
| Paddymelons by the score | I |
| Wild bulls you should hear them roar | I |
| They all belong to Johnny Dore | I |
| Sweet Belle Mahone | B |
Banjo Paterson
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About River Bend
River Bend is a poem by Banjo Paterson. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about River Bend poem by Banjo Paterson
Best Poems of Banjo Paterson