The Faith Of Old George Jones [2] Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH DEDEIBIB| Long faces hangin' lips an' eyes without a smile | A |
| Meegrims an' mulligrubs mournfulness an' moans | B |
| Faith in the future gone to glory for the while | A |
| I've seen it all a score o' times said old George Jones | B |
| I seen it all a year ago if you will but recall | C |
| I scoffed at it an' laughed at it while you was sittin' mum | D |
| An' now a little twelve months has gone an' changed it all | C |
| Hard times is heavy but the good times come | D |
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| See saw up an' down life's like that | E |
| Tho' memories is short like an' men don't heed | F |
| But have a bit of grey stuff beneath yer ole brown hat | E |
| An' sit a while an' think a bit that's what men need | F |
| Think a bit of yesterday an' what you used to be | G |
| Peerin' in the future with a sick sad eye | H |
| Well here's a bit of future it ain't such misery | G |
| An' there's heaps more a'comin' in the sweet by an' by | H |
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| Hard times is heavy but the good times come | D |
| See saw up an' down life's like that | E |
| I told you so a yesterday when you was sittin' mum | D |
| I'm tellin' you again today when times grow fat | E |
| So what's the use of playin' at the pessimistic trade | I |
| Meegrims an' mulligrubs mournfulness an' moans | B |
| Faith in the future it has never been betrayed | I |
| I've proved it all a score o' times said old George Jones | B |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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