Simple Sister Goes To Sydney Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH BBIIWhen Flo resolved to go to town from brothers three a yell went up | A |
Predicting ruin and distress Bill in his horror dropped a cup | A |
Gorstruth he said in Sydney there what is a simple girl to do | B |
They took me down I lost me watch and seven quid What 'ope for you | B |
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Ben turned on her in pale dismay Look here me girl ain't you bin told | C |
How one iv them there spieler blokes done me for twenty pound in gold | C |
He was as nice a gentleman as any in the blessed shops | D |
He got away with all I had and took a luner at the cops | D |
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Me too said Dave that time I went to Sydney town to see the Show | E |
One trimmed me for me bran' new suit You stay where we can watch you Flo | E |
Flo packed If spieler comes at me his finish will be sharp she said | F |
And when the boys next heard of her she'd got a bloke and then was wed | F |
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She wrote He's rather nice I think and I am putting him to work | G |
Next Chrissmiss we are comin' up to see yous people back o' Bourke | G |
And when he came he brought for Bill a silver watch and seven quid | H |
For Dave a bran' new suit of check a ruby tie pin and a lid | H |
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To Ben he handed twenty pounds in nice new minted sovereigns too | B |
And still the brothers gaped at him and still their great amazement grew | B |
He was a natty kind of chap with gentle manners small and slim | I |
And when they spoke 'twas as one man So 'elp me cat they said it's 'im | I |
Edward Dyson
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