A Mixed Crew Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCCBDE FFGGHH IIJKKJL FMNNFF IIOPPOQQ HHRRSSAAHTTHUU FFVVQQ| Tho' it sounds a trifle mystic | A |
| Somewhat vague and cabbalistic | A |
| When you come to analyse the inner side | B |
| Of political alliance | C |
| You will find it is a science | C |
| That embraces matters delicate and wide | B |
| It involves the close cohesion of the faction or cabal | D |
| And the very fleeting friendship of the temporary pal | E |
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| But pull for the shore lads pull for the shore | F |
| Never mind wot boat yer in struggle at yer oar | F |
| Cook is on the gunwale cursin' us fer cows | G |
| Deakin's in stern sheets Mauger's at the bows | G |
| The stormy winds are blowin' an' the enemy's at hand | H |
| We must settle it among us when we're safely on the land | H |
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| There's the Temporary Fusion | I |
| Which is mainly an illusion | I |
| When you view it in the light of ev'ry day | J |
| But politically truly | K |
| 'Tis a state in which unduly | K |
| You are never pledged or promised either way | J |
| An ideal party union where a man may trim his sail | L |
| Though vulgar folk allude to it as 'sitting on a rail ' | - |
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| But pull for the shore lads pull for the shore | F |
| We'll settle in the harbour when the hurricane is o'er | M |
| Quick is partly inside Irnine's partly out | N |
| Wille Kelly's overside floundering' about | N |
| Forrest's at mast'ead letting out a roar | F |
| Never mind who owns the boat Pull for the shore | F |
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| Then there's the Coalition | I |
| Which is entered on condition | I |
| You can swallow certain principles with ease | O |
| 'Tis corruption sugar coated | P |
| And no matter how you've voted | P |
| In the past you may change it if you please | O |
| Though the common crowd may scoff at the reversal of your vote | Q |
| If you murmur 'Coalition' you may safely turn your coat | Q |
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| But pull for the shore lads pull for the land | H |
| Never mind who owns the craft lend a willin' hand | H |
| Smith is on the bowsprit yellin' 'Anti Sosh' | R |
| Reid is on the towline draggin' in the wash | R |
| Jawbone Neild is founderin' shoutin' for a rope | S |
| But pull lads pull for the shore's our only hope | S |
| Note you now the Understanding | A |
| Quite devoid of party branding | A |
| Where the parties undertake to understand | H |
| That in certain set conditions | T |
| They'll consider their positions | T |
| And reach out for what they want with either hand | H |
| And for the country's welfare and the nation's lasting good | U |
| They agree to understand that they are all misunderstood | U |
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| But pull for the shore lads pull for the shore | F |
| Groom is on the fore'atch with 'arf a dozen more | F |
| Knox is in the chart room makin' up his mind | V |
| Wilks is on a hen coop draggin' on behind | V |
| Never mind the company only keep afloat | Q |
| You can't be too particular who's mannin' of the boat | Q |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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