The Joy Ride Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDB EFGFHF GEIEJ HKLKGK GGGGJG MNGOPO GQGQLQ RSTSQS DUDVGU WGXGYG SDWDSD ZMGMGM MLGLML GGGGGG GGMGGG MQA2QYQ SLMLGL| Ah Gawd It makes me sick to think | A |
| Of what I 'eard an' seen | B |
| Poor 'Arry like a wet rag flung | C |
| Across the wrecked machine | B |
| An' Rose 'er far all chiner white | D |
| Against the gory green | B |
| - | |
| Now 'Arry Cox 'e drives a car | E |
| For Doctor Percy Gray | F |
| Ses 'e to me 'On Sund'y nex' | G |
| The Doc will be away | F |
| 'Ow is it for a little trip | H |
| To Fernville for the day | F |
| - | |
| 'I know two bonzer girls ' 'e ses | G |
| 'Fair 'otties both they are | E |
| There's Rose who serves behind the joint | I |
| In Mudge's privit bar | E |
| An' Lena Crump who jerks the pump | J |
| Down at the Southern Star ' | - |
| - | |
| Now who'd refuse a Sund'y trip | H |
| With girls an' all give in | K |
| The car was there an' oil to spare | L |
| To rat would be a sin | K |
| An' who'd refuse a dropp o' booze | G |
| When pals is flush o' tin | K |
| - | |
| Wot all the courts an' papers say | G |
| Can't add to my distress | G |
| Rose with the blood upon 'er face | G |
| An' on 'er crumpled dress | G |
| An' that poor champ who got the bump | J |
| Ah Gawd 'E was a mess | G |
| - | |
| The girls 'ad stout at ten mile out | M |
| An' we was drinkin' beer | N |
| I swear they lies like 'ell who ses | G |
| That we was on our ear | O |
| For or we was both I take me oath | P |
| As sober as me here | O |
| - | |
| Now Lena was a dashin' piece | G |
| 'Igh spirited an' flash | Q |
| 'Twas plain enough to me that day | G |
| That 'Arry'd done 'is dash | Q |
| An' Rose Ah how 'er eyes did stare | L |
| Rose was my speshul mash | Q |
| - | |
| It's easy now fer folks to talk | R |
| who might have done the same | S |
| We meant no 'arm to anyone | T |
| An' 'Arry knew 'is game | S |
| 'Twas like a flash the skid the crash | Q |
| An' we was not to blame | S |
| - | |
| I wisht I could shut out that sight | D |
| fergit that awful row | U |
| Poor Rose 'Er face all chiner white | D |
| Like I can see it now | V |
| An' 'Arry like a heap o' clothes | G |
| Jist chucked there any'ow | U |
| - | |
| They ses we painted Fernville red | W |
| They ses that we was gay | G |
| But wot come after dull's me mind | X |
| To wot them liars say | G |
| We never dreamed of death an' 'ell | Y |
| When we set out that day | G |
| - | |
| 'Twas ev'nin' when we turned for 'ome | S |
| The moon shone full that night | D |
| An' for a mile or more ahead | W |
| The road lay gleamin' white | D |
| An' Rose sat close aside o' me | S |
| 'Er face turned to the light | D |
| - | |
| Wot if we sung a song or two | Z |
| Wot it they 'eard us shout | M |
| Is song an' laughter things to curse | G |
| An' make a fuss about | M |
| 'Go faster faster ' Lena screams | G |
| An' 'Arry let 'er out | M |
| - | |
| I'd give me soul jist to ferget | M |
| Lord how 'er eyes did stare | L |
| 'Er kisses warm upon me lips | G |
| I seen 'er lyin' there | L |
| Blood on 'er face all chiner white | M |
| An' on 'er yeller 'air | L |
| - | |
| I never took no 'eed o' pace | G |
| I've been on twenty trips | G |
| An' Rose was restin' in me arms | G |
| 'Er cheek against my lips | G |
| A precious lot I dream of skids | G |
| A lot I thought of slips | G |
| - | |
| I only know we never thinks | G |
| I know we never dreams | G |
| Of folk walkin' on that road | M |
| Till sudden Lena screams | G |
| An' after that the sights I saw | G |
| I've seen again in dreams | G |
| - | |
| We never seen the bloke ahead | M |
| 'Ow can they call us rash | Q |
| I jist seen 'Arry move to shove | A2 |
| 'Is arm around 'is mash | Q |
| I seen 'er jump to grab the wheel | Y |
| Then Lord there came the smash | Q |
| - | |
| Aw they can blame an' cry their shame | S |
| It ain't for that I care | L |
| I held 'er in my arms an' laughed | M |
| Then seen 'er lying' there | L |
| The moonlight streamin' on 'er face | G |
| An' on 'er yeller 'air | L |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
Write your comment about The Joy Ride poem by Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
Best Poems of Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis