The Story Of Johnny Head-in-air Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEE CCCBBBBFFFF GGHHIIDDJJKKLL MMCC NNBBOO GGPPEEQQ RRGGSSTT| As he trudged along to school | A |
| It was always Johnny's rule | A |
| To be looking at the sky | B |
| And the clouds that floated by | B |
| But what just before him lay | C |
| In his way | C |
| Johnny never thought about | D |
| So that every one cried out | D |
| Look at little Johnny there | E |
| Little Johnny Head In Air | E |
| - | |
| Running just in Johnny's way | C |
| Came a little dog one day | C |
| Johnny's eyes were still astray | C |
| Up on high | B |
| In the sky | B |
| And he never heard them cry | B |
| Johnny mind the dog is nigh | B |
| Bump | F |
| Dump | F |
| Down they fell with such a thump | F |
| Dog and Johnny in a lump | F |
| - | |
| Once with head as high as ever | G |
| Johnny walked beside the river | G |
| Johnny watched the swallows trying | H |
| Which was cleverest at flying | H |
| Oh what fun | I |
| Johnny watched the bright round sun | I |
| Going in and coming out | D |
| This was all he thought about | D |
| So he strode on only think | J |
| To the river's very brink | J |
| Where the bank was high and steep | K |
| And the water very deep | K |
| And the fishes in a row | L |
| Stared to see him coming so | L |
| - | |
| One step more oh sad to tell | M |
| Headlong in poor Johnny fell | M |
| And the fishes in dismay | C |
| Wagged their tails and swam away | C |
| - | |
| There lay Johnny on his face | N |
| With his nice red writing case | N |
| But as they were passing by | B |
| Two strong men had heard him cry | B |
| And with sticks these two strong men | O |
| Hooked poor Johnny out again | O |
| - | |
| Oh you should have seen him shiver | G |
| When they pulled him from the river | G |
| He was in a sorry plight | P |
| Dripping wet and such a fright | P |
| Wet all over everywhere | E |
| Clothes and arms and face and hair | E |
| Johnny never will forget | Q |
| What it is to be so wet | Q |
| - | |
| And the fishes one two three | R |
| Are come back again you see | R |
| Up they came the moment after | G |
| To enjoy the fun and laughter | G |
| Each popped out his little head | S |
| And to tease poor Johnny said | S |
| Silly little Johnny look | T |
| You have lost your writing book | T |
Heinrich Hoffmann
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Parneetha : We had this poem in school we used to love it now also who ever walks with their heads high I call then Johnny head in air after 5 decades i read this poem again