The Swagman Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCCCCC DEDFGCHC CIJIACKC LLMNMOCPCCQRCRSCTCCC| Kind friends pray give attention | A |
| To this my little song | B |
| Some rum things I will mention | A |
| And I'll not detain you long | B |
| Up and down this country | C |
| I travel don't you see | C |
| I'm a swagman on the wallaby | C |
| Oh don't you pity me | C |
| I'm a swagman on the wallaby | C |
| Oh don't you pity me | C |
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| At first I started shearing | D |
| And I bought a pair of shears | E |
| On my first sheep appearing | D |
| Why I cut off both its ears | F |
| Then I nearly skinned the brute | G |
| As clean as clean could he | C |
| So I was kicked out of the shed | H |
| Oh don't you pity me c | C |
| - | |
| I started station loafing | C |
| Short stages and took my ease | I |
| So all day long till sundown | J |
| I'd camp beneath the trees | I |
| Then I'd walk up to the station | A |
| The manager to see | C |
| Boss I'm hard up and I want a job | K |
| Oh don't you pity me c | C |
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| Says the overseer Go to the hut | L |
| Says the overseer Go to the hut | L |
| In the morning I'll tell you | M |
| If I've any work about | N |
| I can find for you to do | M |
| But at breakfast I cuts off enough | O |
| For dinner don't you see | C |
| And then my name is Walker | P |
| Oh don't you pity me | C |
| I'm a swagman c | C |
| And now my friends I'll say good bye | Q |
| For I must go and camp | R |
| For if the Sergeant sees me | C |
| He may take me for a tramp | R |
| But if there's any covey here | S |
| What's got a cheque d'ye see | C |
| I'll stop and help him smash it | T |
| Oh don't you pity me | C |
| I'm a swagman on the wallaby | C |
| Oh don't you pity me | C |
Banjo Paterson
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