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