Our Black Brudder Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDED DEDEFBFB G GHDEBE IDEDEEJE KLCLMDED| O fellow Australians listen attend | A |
| We must cease our contemptuous swearing | B |
| And cursing and sneering at Bull's colored friend | A |
| For our attitude's too overbearing | B |
| It is perfectly right we should keep ourselves white | C |
| But contemnpt is a national blunder | D |
| Be as nice as you can to the camel train man | E |
| And speak like a friend to Ram Chunder | D |
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| When a spindle legged heathen comes round to the door | D |
| With the bundle of commerce disturbin' | E |
| The peace of your home he'd be hurt if you swore | D |
| Or attempted to knock off his turban | E |
| When the smiling Ah Wong from the isle of Hongkong | F |
| A loud smell and some cabbages hawking | B |
| Makes eyes at your missus 'tis certainly wrong | F |
| To indulge in discourteous talking | B |
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| For mark you the hawker and camel train lot | G |
| Also he of the early 'spling callot ' | - |
| Are our own fellow subjects although they do not | G |
| Like ourselves own the boon of the ballot | H |
| For somehow or other old England our mother | D |
| Has got a mysterious notion | E |
| Of blocking their voting although she is doting | B |
| Upon our dear friends o'er the ocean | E |
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| And watch how the Britisher does it himself | I |
| When he's forced to abide with the nigger | D |
| Is he rude in his way and contemptuous Nay | E |
| His is quite a benevolent figure | D |
| He loves Abdul Khan as a brother and man | E |
| And he quickly by conscience is smitten | E |
| If on Khan by some chance he should cast a rude glance | J |
| He's a kind and considerate Briton | E |
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| The bonds of the Empire are somehow involved | K |
| In this business So be not neglectful | L |
| Though Bull says it's right we should keep ourselves white | C |
| He insists on our being respectful | L |
| And it you should find your gorge rise bear in mind | M |
| We must keep our rude sentiments under | D |
| Be as nice as you can to the camel train man | E |
| And act like a son to Ram Chunder | D |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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