Sari Bair Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CDBB EFDD GGBB BBHH BBI JJKK FFL MMNN OODD FFFF LLII MMNN MMDD CCPP CCFF FFF| So they've struck their streak o' trouble an' they got it in the neck | A |
| An' there's more than one ole pal o' mine 'as 'anded in 'is check | A |
| But Ginger still takes nourishment 'e's well but breathin' 'ard | B |
| An' so 'e sends the strength uv it scrawled on a chunk uv card | B |
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| 'On the day we 'it the transport there wus cheerin' on the pier | C |
| An' the girls wus wavin' hankies as they dropped a partin' tear | D |
| An' we felt like little 'eroes as we watched the crowd recede | B |
| Fer we sailed to prove Australia an' our boastin' uv the breed | B |
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| 'There wus Trent ex toff uv England there wus Green ex pug uv 'Loo | E |
| There wus me an' Craig uv Queensland wiv 'is 'ulkin' six foot two | F |
| An' little Smith uv Collin'wood 'oo 'owled a rag time air | D |
| On the day we left the Leeuwin bound nor' west for Gawd knows where | D |
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| 'On the day we come to Cairo wiv its niggers an' its din | G |
| To fill our eyes wiv desert sand our souls wiv Eastern sin | G |
| There wus cursin' an' complainin' we wus 'ungerin' fer fight | B |
| Little imertation soljers full uv vanity an' skite | B |
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| 'Then they worked us Gawd they worked us till we knoo wot drillin' meant | B |
| Till men begun to feel like men an' wasters to repent | B |
| Till we grew to 'ate all Egyp' an' its desert an' its stinks | H |
| On the days we drilled at Mena in the shadder uv the Sphinx | H |
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| 'Then Green uv Sydney swore an oath they meant to 'old us tight | B |
| A crowd uv flarnin' ornaments wivout a chance to fight | B |
| But little Smith uv Collin'wood he whistled 'im a toon | I |
| An' sez 'Aw take a pull lad there'll be whips o' stoushin' soom ' | - |
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| 'Then the waitin' weary waitin' while we itched to meet the foe | J |
| But we'd done wiv fancy skitin' an' the comic op'ra show | J |
| We wus soljers finished soljers an' we felt it in our veins | K |
| On the day we trod the desert on ole Egyp's sandy plains | K |
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| 'An' Trent 'e said it wus a bore an' all uv us wus blue | F |
| An' Craig the giant never joked the way 'e used to do | F |
| But little Smith uv Collin'wood 'e 'ummed a little song | L |
| An' said 'You leave it to the 'eads O now we sha'n't be long ' | - |
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| 'Then Sari Bair O Sari Bair 'twus you wot seen it done | M |
| The day the transports rode yer bay beneath a smilin' sun | M |
| We boasted much an' toasted much but where yer tide line creeps | N |
| 'Twus you me dainty Sari Bair that seen us play fer keeps | N |
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| 'We wus full uv savage skitin' while they kep' us on the shelf | O |
| Now I tell yeh square an' 'onest I wus doubtin' us meself | O |
| But we proved it good an' plenty that our lads can do an' dare | D |
| On the day we walloped Abdul o'er the sands o' Sari Bair | D |
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| 'Luck wus out wiv Green uv Sydney where 'e stood at my right 'and | F |
| Fer they plunked 'im on the transport 'fore 'e got a chance to land | F |
| Then I saw 'em kill a feller wot I knoo in Camberwell | F |
| Somethin' sort o' went inside me an' the rest wus bloody 'ell | F |
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| 'Thro' the smoke I seen 'im strivin' Craig uv Queensland tall an' strong | L |
| Like an 'arvester at 'ay time singin' swingin' to the song | L |
| An' little Smith uv Collin'wood 'e 'owled a fightin' tune | I |
| On the day we chased Mahomet over Sari's sandy dune | I |
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| 'An' Sari Bair O Sari Bair you seen 'ow it wus done | M |
| The transports dancin' in yer bay beneath the bonzer sun | M |
| An' speckled o'er yer gleamin' shore the little 'uddled 'eaps | N |
| That showed at last the Southern breed could play the game fer keeps | N |
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| 'We found 'im Craig uv Queensland stark 'is 'and still on 'is gun | M |
| We found too many more besides when that fierce scrap wus done | M |
| An' little Smith uv Collin'wood he crooned a mournful air | D |
| The night we planted 'em beneath the sands uv Sari Bair | D |
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| 'On the day we took the transport there wus cheerin' on the pier | C |
| An' we wus little chiner gawds an' now we're sittin' 'ere | C |
| Wiv the taste uv blood an' battle on the lips uv ev'ry man | P |
| An' ev'ry man jist 'opin' fer to end as we began | P |
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| 'Fer Green is gone an' Craig is gone an' Gawd 'ow many more | C |
| Who sleep the sleep at Sari Bair beside that sunny shore | C |
| An' little Smith uv Collin'wood a bandage 'round 'is 'ead | F |
| He 'ums a savage song an' vows quick vengeance fer the dead | F |
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| 'But Sari Bair me Sari Bair the secrets that you 'old | F |
| Will shake the 'earts uv Southern men when all the tale is told | F |
| An' when they git the strength uv it there'll never be the need | F |
| To call too loud fer fightin' men among the Southern breed ' | - |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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