The Premier And The Socialist Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDBEFGFAF HIGIAI JAKAAA ACACLC AMAMAM NAMAOA PAQARA AASATA AUSUAU AVWVRV| The Premier and the Socialist | A |
| Were walking through the State | B |
| They wept to see the Savings Bank | C |
| Such funds accumulate | B |
| If these were only cleared away | D |
| They said it would be great | B |
| If three financial amateurs | E |
| Controlled them for a year | F |
| Do you suppose the Premier said | G |
| That they would get them clear | F |
| I think so said the Socialist | A |
| They would or very near | F |
| - | |
| If we should try to raise some cash | H |
| On assets of our own | I |
| Do you suppose the Premier said | G |
| That we could float a loan | I |
| I doubt it said the Socialist | A |
| And groaned a doleful groan | I |
| - | |
| Oh Savings come and walk with us | J |
| The Premier did entreat | A |
| A little walk a little talk | K |
| Away from Barrack Street | A |
| My Socialistic friend will guide | A |
| Your inexperienced feet | A |
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| We do not think the Savings said | A |
| A socialistic crank | C |
| Although he chance just now to hold | A |
| A legislative rank | C |
| Can teach experienced Banking men | L |
| The way to run a Bank | C |
| - | |
| The Premier and the Socialist | A |
| They passed an Act or so | M |
| To take the little Savings out | A |
| And let them have a blow | M |
| We'll teach the Banks the Premier said | A |
| The way to run the show | M |
| - | |
| There's Tom Waddell in Bank finance | N |
| Can show them what is what | A |
| I used to prove not long ago | M |
| His Estimates were rot | A |
| But that like many other things | O |
| I've recently forgot | A |
| - | |
| Advances on a dried out farm | P |
| Are what we chiefly need | A |
| And loaned to friends of Ms L A | Q |
| Are very good indeed | A |
| See how the back block Cockatoos | R |
| Are rolling up to feed | A |
| - | |
| But not on us the Savings cried | A |
| Falling a little flat | A |
| We didn't think a man like you | S |
| Would do a thing like that | A |
| For most of us are very small | T |
| And none of us are fat | A |
| - | |
| This haughty tone the Premier said | A |
| Is not the proper line | U |
| Before I'd be dictated to | S |
| My billet I'd resign | U |
| How brightly said the Socialist | A |
| Those little sovereigns shine | U |
| - | |
| The Premier and the Socialist | A |
| They had their bit of fun | V |
| They tried to call the Savings back | W |
| But answer came there none | V |
| Because the back block Cockatoos | R |
| Had eaten every one | V |
Banjo Paterson
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