The Great God Guff Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDEE FFGGEHH IIEEJ B E KKJJL EEMMEEG NNO GGP QQRRSSTT EEUUK AA EEA EEA EEA MMEE| There was once a Simple People you of course will understand | A |
| This is just a little fable of a non existent land | A |
| There was once a Simple People and they had a Simple King | B |
| And his name well SMITH the First will do as well as anything | B |
| And they lived upon an island by a pleasant southern sea | C |
| Which they boastfully referred to as the 'Country of the Free ' | D |
| This King SMITH was quite a model He was kind and he was wise | E |
| But alas a higher sovereign he was forced to recognise | E |
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| As in ev'ry age and nation since the tale of man was known | F |
| Superstition here existed as the power behind the throne | F |
| It was vague and unsubstantial but its sway was plain enough | G |
| And 'twas known upon the island simply as the Great God GUFF | G |
| They made sacrifices to it treasure corn and slaughtered beasts | E |
| Good King SMITH cringed to the idol where upon his throne he sat | H |
| And the People feared it greatly and the priests grew very fat | H |
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| Now the welfare of the priestcraft did not always coincide | I |
| With the welfare of the People hence the wily priests relied | I |
| On the hoary superstition that had stood the test of years | E |
| Thus they led both king and people by their rather ass like ears | E |
| Crying 'GUFF was ever with us GUFF the Great must be obeyed | J |
| GUFF the god must be consulted ere a single law be made ' | - |
| And the very simple People with their very simple King | B |
| Bowed their heads and said 'So be it GUFF be served in ev'rything ' | - |
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| So the nation muddled somehow on its island by the sea | E |
| Simple superstitious people in their 'Country of the Free ' | - |
| And whene'er they yearned for Progress as things drifted to the worst | K |
| SMITH replied 'Have patience people GUFF must be consulted first | K |
| Other lands and other nations may progress without his aid | J |
| But upon our native island never rule or law is made | J |
| Till his priests have pondered o'er it seeking to divine his will | L |
| So it was with our forefathers so with us it must be still ' | - |
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| Came a time when folk grew restive murmurming amongst themselves | E |
| While the nation's schemes and projects lay neglected on the shelves | E |
| Then arose amid the people one of singular renown | M |
| Since his name the eld refuses let us call him simply BROWN | M |
| BROWN was something of a student strong on things like common sense | E |
| He was plain and blunt and forceful and he hated smug pretence | E |
| And before the priests and people in a manner rude and gruff | G |
| He arose and put this question briefly 'Who and what is GUFF ' | - |
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| Loud the People shrieked in terror and the High Priest threw a fit | N |
| And the king rose from his dias as his eye with anger lit | N |
| 'He blasphemes ' declared the monarch 'Sieze the sacrilegious brute | O |
| Great God GUFF may not be questioned He is mighty absolute ' | - |
| But BROWN stood his ground and answered 'Oh I'm sick of all that stuff | G |
| Give me one clear definition What's the bloomon' use of GUFF | G |
| He's a silly superstition and I'll prove to you King SMITH | P |
| If you'll give me just five minutes that your idol is a myth ' | - |
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| Well to bring a simple story to a sudden simple end | Q |
| BROWN beat down all opposition and affairs began to mend | Q |
| Good King SMITH with seemly wisdom on his idol turned his back | R |
| And without much fuss the People simply gave old GUFF the sack | R |
| And the priests Well some took service with the king and so reformed | S |
| Some adopted Christian Science some in vain still raved and stormed | S |
| Others strove to mend their fortunes with an Independent Kirk | T |
| Some became mere weather prophets some a paltry few got work | T |
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| So they thrived the simple People on their island by the sea | E |
| And their schemes and projects prospered for the land at last was free | E |
| SMITH the First emancipated o'er a happy country ruled | U |
| And he smiled when he reflected how the nation had been fooled | U |
| How the simple King and People by a superstition cursed | K |
| Ever cried in foolish terror 'GUFF must be consulted first ' | - |
| And the last words of that monarch long were treasured in the land | A |
| But of course it's all a fable as you'll clearly uderstand | A |
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| Yet there lives a simple People on an island by the sea | E |
| And a simple Monarch rules them called the King DEMOCRACY | E |
| Rather does he seek to rule them but his will is warped and bent | A |
| By a childish superstition known as 'Party Government ' | - |
| And the idol has its priestcraft that pretends to lead the race | E |
| Though they call them 'Politicians' in this later year of grace | E |
| And whene'er the folk grow restive as things drift from worse to worst | A |
| Cry the priests 'Behold the Party It must be considered first ' | - |
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| And the simple simple People bend their heads and murmur 'Yes | E |
| We respect the claims of Party But who is to mend this Mess | E |
| Schemes go wrong and projects languish and the Big Things of the State | A |
| Lie neglected while this Party bids us wait and ever wait ' | - |
| Oh for some plain forceful person with a plain drab name like BROWN | M |
| And a wholesome hate for humbug and a stern determined frown | M |
| To arouse the simple People and their king DEMOCRACY | E |
| Cringing to their fool god Party on their island by the sea | E |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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