Simple Sister Goes To Sydney Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH BBII| When 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 George Dyson
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