War Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBCDED FGHGIJAJCKCKBLC AAMADNCN COOOAPOK QAKAORCR AOSOPOTO OOAOOUAU OOVOVAOA A DOUWOW| Sing a song o' Hempire | A |
| Mother's took a fit | B |
| Nasty Germans buildin' ships | C |
| An' never mentioned it | B |
| Buildin' beastly warships | C |
| Quite a tidy few | D |
| Mother's got an awful start | E |
| Baby's got it too | D |
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| The King was in the Customs House | F |
| But couldn't find a penny | G |
| The Lords were at their country seats | H |
| And didn't offer any | G |
| A millyun paupers mooned about | I |
| With nothin' much to eat | J |
| When down comes Australyer | A |
| With a Dreadnought fer the fleet | J |
| Sing a song o' Warships | C |
| 'Orrid ole Bulow | K |
| Layin' down 'is Dreadnoughts | C |
| An' didn't let us know | K |
| Didn't advertise it | B |
| Till the Cablegram | L |
| Spread the awful tidings | C |
| An' the Empire shouted 'Damn ' | - |
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| Sing a song o' Hempire | A |
| Mother's up a tree | A |
| But the Melbourne Stock exchange | M |
| 'As swore to set 'er free | A |
| Does the German caitiff | D |
| Build upon the sly | N |
| Then seventeen suburban may'rs | C |
| Will know the reason why | N |
| - | |
| Seventeen suburban may'rs | C |
| Of the Bulldog Breed | O |
| Fly to succor Hingland | O |
| In her hour of need | O |
| What of 'Constant Reader' | A |
| 'Pro Bono Publico' | P |
| Will 'Subscriber' see old Hingland | O |
| Flabbergasted No | K |
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| A reeiy trooly battleship | Q |
| With guns an' things galore | A |
| And splendid sails of calico | K |
| From MacMillan's store | A |
| The Stock Exchange will float it | O |
| On a sea of gush | R |
| Wot's two millyun quid to us | C |
| We don't care a rush | R |
| - | |
| But whisper little mother | A |
| If later on some day | O |
| We want ter sorter float a loan | S |
| To 'elp us on our way | O |
| Borrer of it back like | P |
| After wot 'as passed | O |
| Don't you go an' crool our pitch | T |
| Like you did the last | O |
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| Sing a song o' Britain's fleet | O |
| 'Ow the Tories raged | O |
| That's goin' to guard Australyer | A |
| If not otherwise engaged | O |
| Sing of 'Umpty Dumpty | O |
| 'Im that 'ad the fall | U |
| Rob Australian Peter | A |
| To pay old Hinglish Paul | U |
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| Sing o' topsy turvey | O |
| Sing of inside out | O |
| Of back to front and upside down | V |
| An' t'other way about | O |
| Spend ten bloomin' millyun | V |
| Buy yer ships galore | A |
| An' send them all to Hingland | O |
| To guard Australyer's shore | A |
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| Sing a song o' Hempire | A |
| We've got ter guard 'the heart ' | - |
| If it gets a limb lopped off | D |
| That ain't a vital part | O |
| Learn ter think Imperially | U |
| Shriek with courage grim | W |
| Fer 'the heart' must be protected | O |
| Tho' it's tough if we're the limb | W |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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