The Wrist Watch Man Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDB EEBB FFBB GHBB| He is marching dusty highways and he's riding bitter trails | A |
| His eyes are clear and shining and his muscles hard as nails | A |
| He is wearing Yankee khaki and a healthy coat of tan | B |
| And the chap that we are backing is the Wrist Watch Man | B |
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| He's no parlour dude a prancing he's no puny pacifist | C |
| And it's not for affectation there's a watch upon his wrist | C |
| He's a fine two fisted scrapper he is pure American | D |
| And the backbone of the nation is the Wrist Watch Man | B |
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| He is marching with a rifle he is digging in a trench | E |
| He is swapping English phrases with a poilu for his French | E |
| You will find him in the navy doing anything he can | B |
| For at every post of duty is the Wrist Watch Man | B |
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| Oh the time was that we chuckled at the soft and flabby chap | F |
| Who wore a little wrist watch that was fastened with a strap | F |
| But the chuckles all have vanished and with glory now we scan | B |
| The courage and the splendor of the Wrist Watch Man | B |
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| He is not the man we laughed at not the one who won our jeers | G |
| He's the man that we are proud of he's the man that owns our cheers | H |
| He's the finest of the finest he's the bravest of the clan | B |
| And I pray for God's protection for our Wrist Watch Man | B |
Edgar Albert Guest
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