Shearing At Castlereagh Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCD EFGGCD HHIIC JJKKCD| The bell is set a ringing and the engine gives a toot | A |
| There's five and thirty shearers here are shearing for the loot | A |
| So stir yourselves you penners up and shove the sheep along | B |
| The musterers are fetching them a hundred thousand strong | B |
| And make your collie dogs speak up what would the buyers say | C |
| In London if the wool was late this year from Castlereagh | D |
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| The man that rung' the Tubbo shed is not the ringer here | E |
| That stripling from the Cooma side can teach him how to shear | F |
| They trim away the ragged locks and rip the cutter goes | G |
| And leaves a track of snowy fleece from brisket to the nose | G |
| It's lovely how they peel it off with never stop nor stay | C |
| They're racing for the ringer's place this year at Castlereagh | D |
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| The man that keeps the cutters sharp is growling in his cage | H |
| He's always in a hurry and he's always in a rage | H |
| You clumsy fisted mutton heads you'd turn a fellow sick | I |
| You pass yourselves as shearers you were born to swing a pick | I |
| Another broken cutter here that's two you've broke to day | C |
| It's awful how such crawlers come to shear at Castlereagh ' | - |
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| The youngsters picking up the fleece enjoy the merry din | J |
| They throw the classer up the fleece he throws it to the bin | J |
| The pressers standing by the rack are waiting for the wool | K |
| There's room for just a couple more the press is nearly full | K |
| Now jump upon the lever lads and heave and heave away | C |
| Another bale of golden fleece is branded Castlereagh' | D |
Banjo Paterson
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