The Bar-room Patriot Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEFEGG HIHIJJ FCFCCC CECECC KLKLMM CNONPP QRQRSS CCCCLL JMJMLL CCCCTT RCRCUU LVLVJJ JTJTVV VRVRVVVRVRRR VLVLJJ LRLRVV TJTJCC JJJJLLWhy 'ow's she goin' Bill ole sport | A |
I thort I knoo your dile | B |
My oath You look the proper sort | A |
That khaki soots your style | B |
I never 'eard you'd joined yeh know | C |
It makes me feel I want to go | C |
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Must be a year or more I s'pose | D |
Since last time we two met | E |
An' then to see you in them clothes | F |
Can't realise it yet | E |
I'm proud to think a friend o' mine | G |
Is off to biff the German swine | G |
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You look slap up in that rig out | H |
We ort to celebrate | I |
I fell it's up to me to shout | H |
But can't be done ole mate | I |
For I 'ave took a solemn vow | J |
I never shout for soldiers now | J |
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No Bill you mustn't take offence | F |
You'll undertsand I thnk | C |
I've come to see there ain't no sense | F |
In buyin' soldiers drink | C |
I loves me country an' me king | C |
An' boozin' soldiers ain't the thing | C |
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An' yet it's sich a time ago | C |
Since you an' me 'ave met | E |
It's sorter 'ard to let you go | C |
Without one little wet | E |
Say come in 'ere an' you can take | C |
A soft'un jist fer ole time's sake | C |
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Well Bill 'ere MIss Don't you attend | K |
To customers in 'ere | L |
A lime an' soder fer me friend | K |
And' mine's a long cool beer | L |
Ah Bill you stick to that soft stuff | M |
Chuck booze an' you'll be right enough | M |
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Well 'ere's a go My oath that's goo | C |
Bets beer I've 'ad to day | N |
Yes Bill I 'olds no soldier should | O |
Drink all 'is brains away | N |
I'm patriotic that I am | P |
To fight on beer ain't worth a damn | P |
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Now Bill look 'ere you take my tip | Q |
I know that German lot | R |
An' when you meet 'em let 'er rip | Q |
An' prod 'em in the wot | R |
Well jist one more Mine's beer thish time | S |
An' bill ole frien' you shtick to lime | S |
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'Ere's joy Wot was I sayin' Oh | C |
Them Germans allush funk | C |
The bay'nit Take my tip an' go | C |
Fair for their stummicks plunk | C |
Jist stick 'em in the 'Ere Miss 'ere | L |
Give 'im the soft one Mine's the beer | L |
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See Miss I don't booze sojers now | J |
They shouldn't drink the stuff | M |
Me conshuns Miss it won't allow | J |
'Right Bill don't cut up rough | M |
I'm proud to let the ole bar 'ear | L |
I wouldn't buy no sojers beer | L |
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I wouldn't buy no cursed drink | C |
Fer any fightin' bloke | C |
Wot Torkin' loud Well do yeh think | C |
I'm 'shamed o' wot I shpoke | C |
I stansh on principle by Gosh | T |
'Ere 'ave anurrer lemin squash | T |
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Oh yesh I've 'ad a few ter day | R |
Thish makes eighteen er so | C |
But I don't 'ave to go away | R |
To fight no rotten foe | C |
Go fer their stummichsk Bill ole man | U |
Jist prod 'em why 'ello 'Ere's Dan | U |
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'Ave one wi' ush Dan Yoush a beer | L |
Yes mine'sh a wot o Jim | V |
Lesh innerjooce my cobber 'ere | L |
I'm buyin' squash fer 'im | V |
'E's sojer Took a solemn vow | J |
I don't hic shoush fer soljersh now | J |
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I jist been tellin' soljer frien' | J |
Them Germans got no whash | T |
Orright Dan mine's a beer agen | J |
Me friend 'ere'sh drinkin' sqauash | T |
Yeh mustn't buy no beer fer 'im | V |
Unpa'ri hic Whash you think Jim | V |
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It 'urts me feelin's all er same | V |
Bill'sh 'listed Orful sad | R |
Pore bill That fightin'sh rotten game | V |
Go fer their stummicksh lad | R |
Sharge wisher bay'nit ev'ry time | V |
An' take my tip you shtick ter lime | V |
'Ere'sh to Aushtralier ev'ry time | V |
I doesh my lirrle bit | R |
Be buyin' only squash 'n' lime | V |
To keep er soljersh fit | R |
Fine pa'ri otic effort Wot | R |
'Ere's to er blockesh wash gettin' shot | R |
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Aw I kin shtan' annurrer Jim | V |
Yesh mine's a long wet beer | L |
But don't you buy no beer fer 'im | V |
'N' get 'im on 'is ear | L |
I never shoush fer sojersh now | J |
Unpari pari sholum vow | J |
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Wash sayin' Bill Wash 'at I 'ear | L |
Yeh don't want me ter shout | R |
You been teeto'ler fer a year | L |
Well 'ash a fair knock out | R |
You mean er shay lemme buy lime | V |
Wile you injoyed it all er time | V |
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You mean er shay you thort it ni esh | T |
To take yer ole pal in | J |
You lemme make self sacrifi'esh | T |
Wile you stan' there an' grin | J |
Wash Goin' ie 'e let 'im go | C |
Ni'esh sorter bloke ter fighter foe | C |
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I wouldn't shoush fer sojersh now | J |
Not fer a million poun' | J |
I bought 'im lemon squash ther cow | J |
And then 'e takesh me down | J |
Go fer the'r stummiscksh 'Im No fear | L |
Down wish er Kaiser Mine'sh a beer | L |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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