The Mylora Elopement Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDEE FFGG HHII JJKL MMMNNHHOOPPQQRRSSFTT UUVVVQQQQFFOEWWW XXYJZZ A2MMB2 C2FFD2D2SSWWWW E2E2WLLWIIIWF2F2G2H2 H2G2III2 J2J2I2 K2K2F FBBIIIF2F2 C2C2BBBy the winding Wollondilly where the weeping willows weep | A |
And the shepherd with his billy half awake and half asleep | A |
Folds his fleecy flocks that linger homewards in the setting sun | B |
Lived my hero Jim the Ringer cocky on Mylora Run | B |
Jimmy loved the super's daughter Miss Amelia Jane McGrath | C |
Long and earnestly he sought her but he feared her stern papa | D |
And Amelia loved him truly but the course of love if true | E |
Never yet ran smooth or duly as I think it ought to do | E |
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Pondering o'er his predilection Jimmy watched McGrath the boss | F |
Riding past his lone selection looking for a station 'oss | F |
That was running in the ranges with a mob of outlaws wild | G |
Mac the time of day exchanges off goes Jim to see his child | G |
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Says The old man's after Stager which he'll find is no light job | H |
And tomorrow I will wager he will try and yard the mob | H |
Will you come with me tomorrow I will let the parson know | I |
And for ever joy or sorrow he will join us here below | I |
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I will bring the nags so speedy Crazy Jane and Tambourine | J |
One more kiss don't think I'm greedy good bye lass before I'm seen | J |
Just one more God bless you dearie Don't forget to meet me here | K |
Life without you is but weary now once more good bye my dear | L |
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The daylight shines on figures twain | M |
That ride across Mylora Plain | M |
Laughing and talking Jim and Jane | M |
Steady darling There's lots of time | N |
Didn't we slip the old man prime | N |
I knew he'd tackle that Bowneck mob | H |
I reckon he'll find it too big a job | H |
They've beaten us all I had a try | O |
But the warrigal devils seem to fly | O |
That Sambo's a real good but of stuff | P |
No doubt but not quite good enough | P |
He'll have to gallop the livelong day | Q |
To cut and come to race and stay | Q |
I hope he yards 'em 'twill do him good | R |
To see us going I don't think would | R |
A turn in the road and fair and square | S |
They meet the old man standing there | S |
What's up Why running away of course | F |
Says Jim emboldened The old man turned | T |
His eye with wild excitement burned | T |
I've raced all day through the scorching heat | U |
After old Bowneck and now I'm beat | U |
But over that range I think you'll find | V |
The Bowneck mob all run stone blind | V |
Will you go and leave the mob behind | V |
Which will you do Take the girl away | Q |
Or ride like a white man should today | Q |
And yard old Bowneck Go or stay | Q |
Says Jim I can't throw this away | Q |
We can bolt some other day of course | F |
Amelia Jane get off that horse | F |
Up you get Old Man Whoop halloo | O |
Here goes to put old Bowneck through | E |
Two distant specks om the mountain side | W |
Two stockwhips echoing far and wide | W |
Amelia Jane sat down and cried | W |
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Sakes Amelia what's up now | X |
Leading old Sambo too I vow | X |
And him deadbeat Where have you been | Y |
'Bolted with Jim ' What do you mean | J |
'Met the old man with Sambo licked | Z |
From running old Bowneck ' Well I'm kicked | Z |
'Ran 'em till Sambo nearly dropped ' | - |
What did Jim do when you were stopped | A2 |
Did you bolt from father across the plain | M |
'Jim made you get off Crazy Jane | M |
And father got on and away again | B2 |
The two of 'em went to the ranges grim ' | - |
Good boy Jimmy Oh well done Jim | C2 |
They're sure to get them now of course | F |
That Tambourine is a spanking horse | F |
And Crazy Jane is good as gold | D2 |
And Jim they say rides pretty bold | D2 |
Not like your father but very fair | S |
Jim will have to follow the mare | S |
It never was yet in father's hide | W |
To best my Jim on the mountain side | W |
Jim can rally and Jim can ride | W |
But here again Amelia cried | W |
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The sound of whip comes faint and far | E2 |
A rattle of hoofs and here they are | E2 |
In all their tameless pride | W |
The fleet wild horses snort and fear | L |
And wheel and break as the yard draws near | L |
Now Jim the Ringer ride | W |
Wheel 'em wheel 'em Whoa back there whoa | I |
And the foam flakes fly like the driven snow | I |
As under the whip the horses go | I |
Adown the mountain side | W |
And Jim hands down and teeth firm set | F2 |
On a horse that never has failed him yet | F2 |
Is after them down the range | G2 |
Well ridden well ridden they wheel whoa back | H2 |
And long and loud the stockwhips crack | H2 |
Their flying course they change | G2 |
Steadily does it let Sambo go | I |
Open those sliprails down below | I |
Smart or you'll be too late | I2 |
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They'll follow old Sambo up look out | J2 |
Whee that black horse give Sam a clout | J2 |
They're in Make fast the gate | I2 |
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The mob is safely in the yard | K2 |
The old man mounts delighted guard | K2 |
No thought has he but for his prize | F |
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Jim catches poor Amelia's eyes | F |
Will you come after all The job is done | B |
And Crazy Jane is fit to run | B |
For a prince's life now don't say no | I |
Slip on while the old man's down below | I |
At the inner yard and away we'll go | I |
Will you come my girl I will you bet | F2 |
We'll manage this here elopement yet | F2 |
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By the winding Wollondilly stands the hut of Ringer Jim | C2 |
And his loving little Meely makes a perfect god of him | C2 |
He has stalwart sons and daughters and I think before he's done | B |
There'll be numerous Six fortys taken on Mylora Run | B |
Banjo Paterson
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