Old Town Types No. 13 - Larrikin Luke Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDEED FGFGHIJJI KLKLMNO N NBNBPQRRQ| Luke Gale the larrikin lad dwelt in Larrikin Lane | A |
| A low street a by street right at the edge of the town | B |
| King of the boys and hobbledehoys a vulgar youth and vain | A |
| Winning from all respectable folk a very respectable frown | B |
| But oh to see him on Saturday nights dolled in his nobbiest duds | C |
| Doing the weekly Saturday rounds impudent out for larks | D |
| Eyeing the girls at the Saturday shops | E |
| Coming for candy and acidy drops | E |
| While Luke and his henchmen leaned on posts passing inane remarks | D |
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| Larrikin Luke knew how to dress short black braided coat | F |
| Big black felt hat low and broad of brim | G |
| Shirt white and collarless quite narrow tie at the throat | F |
| Neatly drawn thro' a quandong ring vest low cut and trim | G |
| But pride of his wardrobe badge of his clan flapping about his feet | H |
| Black pants wonderful pants by a snake skin belt girt low | I |
| Belled at the bottoms and tight on the thighs | J |
| A curly fringe combed down to his eyes | J |
| Thimble heels to his shiny shoes laced right down to the toe | I |
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| When General Booth sent soldiers hence banging the 'Salvo' drum | K |
| Larrikin Luke and his rowdy push hatched more larrikin plots | L |
| And the 'Starvation Army' marched to the joy of the township's scum | K |
| Down the streets as they wildly beat on old tins and pots | L |
| And the grave town elders shook their heads hearing the ribald songs | M |
| As the badgered brothers of 'Blood and Fire' meekly knelt to pray | N |
| 'Larrikin Luke is doomed ' they said | O |
| 'Nothing but gaol for him ahead ' | - |
| Now Luke and his lads have long passed on but Booth's men came to stay | N |
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| Larrikin Luke when I saw him last was a sober man and grey | N |
| Boss of a thriving business now moved to a different town | B |
| Married and made and settled down marking the young folk's way | N |
| As any respectable citizen would with a very respectable frown | B |
| A serious man Luke Gale esquire with a grown up family now | P |
| A family man and a solid man as every townsman grants | Q |
| Chiding the wayward young forsooth | R |
| But I see him still in his own wild youth | R |
| With his thimble heels and his broad brimmed hat and those queer bell bottomed pants | Q |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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