Introduction To Ginger Mick Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EDFF GGAA HHCC GGII JJKK LLK MMNN OOGG PPOO QQDD OO G RRQQ DDPS GGDD DDRR TTDD DDQQ TTUU| Jist to intraj'uice me cobber an 'is name is Ginger Mick | A |
| A rorty boy a naughty boy wiv rude impressions thick | A |
| In 'is casu'l conversation an' the wicked sort o' face | B |
| That gives the sudden shudders to the lor abidin' race | B |
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| 'Is name is on the records at the Melbourne City Court | C |
| Fer doin' things an' sayin' things no reel nice feller ort | C |
| An 'is name is on the records uv the Army over there | D |
| Fer doin' things same sort o' things that rose the Bench's 'air | D |
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| They never rung no joy bells when 'e made 'is first de boo | E |
| But 'e got free edjication w'ich they fondly shoved 'im thro' | D |
| Then turned 'im loose in Spadger's Lane to 'ang around the street | F |
| An' 'elp the cop to re erlize the 'ardness uv 'is beat | F |
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| Then 'e quickly dropped 'is aitches so as not to be mistook | G |
| Fer an edjicated person 'oo 'is cobbers reckoned crook | G |
| But 'e 'ad a trick wiv figgers that ud make a clerk look sick | A |
| So 'e pencilled fer a bookie an' 'e 'awked a bit did Mick | A |
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| A bloke can't be partic'lar 'oo must battle fer a crust | H |
| An' some they pinch fer preference an' some becos they must | H |
| When times is 'ard an' some swell coves is richer than they ort | C |
| Well it's jist a little gamble fer a rise agin the Court | C |
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| Now Mick wus never in it as a reel perfeshnal crook | G |
| But sometimes cops 'as slabs uv luck so sometimes 'e wus took | G |
| An' 'e got a repitation thro' 'im bein' twice interned | I |
| But 'e didn't skite about it 'cos 'e felt it wasn't earned | I |
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| I reckerlect one time a Beak slings Mick a slab uv guff | J |
| Wiv 'Thirty days or forty bob' Mick couldn't raise the stuff | J |
| An' arsts 'im where 'is conshuns is an' w'y 'e can't be good | K |
| An' Mick jist grins an' takes it out an' never understood | K |
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| An' that is orl there wus to Mick wiv orl 'is leery ways | L |
| If I wus up among the 'eads wiv right to blame or praise | L |
| Whenever some sich bloke as 'im wus tucked away fer good | K |
| I'd chalk them words above 'is 'ead ''E never understood ' | - |
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| If I wus up among the 'eads wiv right to judge the game | M |
| I'd look around fer chance to praise an' sling the flamin' blame | M |
| Fer findin' things in blokes to praise pays divvies either way | N |
| An' wot they're blamed fer yesterd'y brings 'earty cheers to day | N |
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| Yes 'earty cheers frum thortless coots 'oo feel dead sure their God | O |
| Would never 'ave no time fer crooks 'oo does a stretch in quod | O |
| 'Oo reckon 'eaven is a place where orl folk tork correck | G |
| An' judgment where the 'vulgar' gits it solid in the neck | G |
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| An' Ginger Mick wus vulgar 'Struth When things wus gettin' slow | P |
| 'E took to 'awkin' rabbits wich is very very low | P |
| 'E wus the sort o' bloke to watch when 'e come in yer gate | O |
| 'E 'ad a narsty fightin' face that orl nice people 'ate | O |
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| 'E 'ad that narsty fightin' face that peacefulfolk call grim | Q |
| But I 'ave seen it grow reel soft when kiddies spoke to 'im | Q |
| 'E 'ad them narsty sullen eyes that nice folk can't enjure | D |
| But I 'ave seen a smile in 'em that made our frien'ship sure | D |
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| There's men 'oo never knoo ole Mick an' passed 'im in the street | O |
| An' looks away an' sez 'See 'im A narsty chap to meet | O |
| 'E'd be an ugly customer alone an' after dark ' | - |
| An' Mick 'e'd twitch 's jor at 'em 'arf earnest 'arf a lark | G |
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| That wus the sort o' character that Mick earned be 'is looks | R |
| The talk uv 'im the walk uv 'im put 'im among the crooks | R |
| An' Mick 'e looks on swank an' style as jist a lot o' flam | Q |
| An' snouted them that snouted 'im an' never give a dam | Q |
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| But spite uv orl 'is 'ulkin' frame an' langwidge flowin' free | D |
| I seen the thing inside uv Mick that made 'im good to me | D |
| An' spite uv orl the sneerin' ways that leery blokes imploy | P |
| I knoo 'im jist fer wot 'e wus a big soft 'earted boy | S |
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| Fer when a bloke 'as come to be reel cobbers wiv a bloke | G |
| They sorter swap good fellership wivout words bein' spoke | G |
| I never slung no guff to Mick 'e never smooged to me | D |
| But we could smoke an' 'old our jor an' be reel company | D |
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| There 'as bin times that 'e would curse to 'ave recalled by me | D |
| When I 'ave seen 'im doin' things that coves calls charity | D |
| An' there's been times an' frequent times in spite uv orl 'is looks | R |
| When I 'ave 'eard 'im sayin' things that blokes shoves inter books | R |
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| But Ginger Mick was Ginger Mick a leery boy fer keeps | T |
| 'Oo 'owled 'Wile Rabbee ' in the streets in tones that gave yeh creeps | T |
| 'E never planned 'is mode uv life nor chose the Lane fer lair | D |
| No more than 'e designed 'is chiv or colour uv 'is 'air | D |
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| So Ginger 'awked an' Ginger pinched an' Ginger went to quod | D |
| An' never thort to waste 'is time in blamin' man or God | D |
| An' then there came the Call uv Stoush or jooty wot's a name | Q |
| An' Ginger cocked 'is 'ear to it an' found 'is flamin' game | Q |
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| I intrajuice me cobber 'ere an' don't make no ixcuse | T |
| To any culchered click that it's a peb I intrajuice | T |
| I dunno wot 'is ratin' wus in this 'ere soshul plan | U |
| I only know inside o' me I intrajuice a man | U |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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