Digger Smith Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC DEFBGG AHHII FFJJD KKDD L M NNO PPG Q RRSST UU HVV WWXXDD YYWWZ DDA2A2FF DDB2B2DD W OON C2C2D2D2SS FFE2E2F2| 'E calls me Digger that's 'ow 'e begins | A |
| 'E sez 'e's only 'arf a man an' grins | A |
| Judged be 'is nerve I'd say 'e was worth two | B |
| Uv me an' you | B |
| Then 'e digs 'arf a fag out uv 'is vest | C |
| Borrers me matches an' I gives 'im best | C |
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| The first I 'eard about it Poole told me | D |
| 'There is a bloke called Smith at Flood's ' sez 'e | E |
| 'Come there this mornin' sez 'e's come to stay | F |
| An' won't go 'way | B |
| Sez 'e was sent there be a pal named Flood | G |
| An' talks uv contracts sealed with Flanders mud | G |
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| 'No matter wot they say 'e only grins ' | - |
| Sez Poole ''E's rather wobbly on 'is pins | A |
| Seems like a soldier bloke An' Peter Begg | H |
| 'E sez one leg | H |
| Works be machinery but I dunno | I |
| I only know 'e's there an' 'e won't go | I |
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| ''E grins ' sez Poole 'at ev'rything they say | F |
| Dad Flood 'as nearly 'ad a fit today | F |
| 'E's cursed an' ordered 'im clean off the place | J |
| But this cove's face | J |
| Jist goes on grinnin' an' he sez quite carm | D |
| 'E's come to do a bit around the farm ' | - |
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| The tale don't sound too good to me at all | K |
| 'If 'e's a crook ' I sez ''e wants a fall | K |
| Maybe 'e's dilly I'll go round and see | D |
| 'E'll grin at me | D |
| When I 'ave done if 'e needs dealin' with ' | - |
| So I goes down to interview this Smith | L |
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| 'E 'ad a fork out in the tater patch | M |
| Sez 'e 'Why 'ello Digger Got a match ' | - |
| 'Digger ' I sez 'Well you ain't digger 'ere | N |
| You better clear | N |
| You ought to know that you can't dig them spuds | O |
| They don't belong to you they're ole Dad Flood's ' | - |
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| 'Can't I ' 'e grins 'I'll do the best I can | P |
| Considerin' I'm only 'arf a man | P |
| Give us a light I can't get none from Flood | G |
| An' mine is dud ' | - |
| I parts an' 'e stands grinning at me still | Q |
| An' then 'e sez ''Ave yeh fergot me Bill ' | - |
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| I looks an' seen a tough bloke short an' thin | R |
| Then Lord I remembers that ole grin | R |
| 'It's little Smith ' I 'owls 'uv Collin'wood | S |
| Lad this is good | S |
| Last time I seen yer you an' Ginger Mick | T |
| Was 'owling rags out on yer final kick ' | - |
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| 'Yer on to it ' 'e sez 'Nex' day we sailed | U |
| Now 'arf uv me's back 'ome an' 'arf they nailed | U |
| An' Mick Ar well Fritz took me down a peg ' | - |
| 'E waves 'is leg | H |
| 'It ain't too bad ' 'e sez with 'is ole smile | V |
| 'But when I starts to dig it cramps me style | V |
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| But I ain't grouchin' It wos worth the fun | W |
| We 'ad some picnic stoushin' Brother 'Un | W |
| The only fight I've 'ad that some John 'Op | X |
| Don't come an' stop | X |
| They pulled me leg a treat but all the same | D |
| There's nothing over 'ere to beat the game | D |
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| 'An' now ' 'e sez 'I'm 'ere to do a job | Y |
| I promised if it was me luck to lob | Y |
| Back 'ome before me mate ' 'e sez an' then | W |
| 'E grins again | W |
| 'As clear as mud ' I sez 'But I can't work | Z |
| Me brains to 'old yer pace Say wot's the lurk ' | - |
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| So then 'e puts me wise It seems that 'im | D |
| An' this 'ere Flood I tips it must be Jim | D |
| Was cobbers up in France an' things occurred | A2 |
| I got 'is word | A2 |
| Things did occur up there But anyway | F |
| Seems Flood done somethin' good for 'im one day | F |
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| Then Smith 'e promised if he came back 'ome | D |
| Before 'is cobber o'er the flamin' foam | D |
| 'E'd see the ole folks 'ere an' 'e agreed | B2 |
| If there was need | B2 |
| 'E'd stay an' do a bit around the farm | D |
| So long as 'e had one sound dinkum arm | D |
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| 'So 'ere I am ' 'e sez an' grins again | W |
| 'A promise is a promise 'mong us men ' | - |
| Sez I 'You come up to the 'ouse | O |
| Ole Dad won't rouse | O |
| When once 'e's got yer strength an' as for Mar | N |
| She'll kiss yeh when she finds out 'oo yeh are ' | - |
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| So we goes up an' finds 'em both fair dazed | C2 |
| About this little Smith they think 'e's crazed | C2 |
| I tells the tale in words they understand | D2 |
| Then it was grand | D2 |
| To see Dad grab Smith's 'and an' pump it good | S |
| An' Mar she kissed 'im like I said she would | S |
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| Mar sez 'e must be starved an' right away | F |
| The kettle's on she's busy with a tray | F |
| An' when I left this Digger Smith 'e looked | E2 |
| Like 'e was booked | E2 |
| For keeps with tea an' bread an' beef inside | F2 |
| 'Our little Willie's 'ome ' 'e grins 'an' dried ' | - |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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