A Mate Can Do No Wrong Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDBEFGEHEIBEFAJKJ LBMB| We learnt the creed at Hungerford | A |
| We learnt the creed at Bourke | B |
| We learnt it in the good times | C |
| And learnt it out of work | B |
| We learnt it by the harbour side | D |
| And on the billabong | B |
| 'No matter what a mate may do | E |
| A mate can do no wrong ' | F |
| He s like a king in this respect | G |
| No matter what they do | E |
| And king like shares in storm and shine | H |
| The Throne of Life with you | E |
| We learnt it when we were in gaol | I |
| And put it in a song | B |
| ' No matter what a mate may do | E |
| A mate can do no wrong ' | F |
| They ll say he said a bitter word | A |
| When he s away or dead | J |
| We re loyal to his memory | K |
| No matter what he said | J |
| And we should never hesitate | L |
| But strike out good and strong | B |
| And jolt the slanderer on the jaw | M |
| A mate can do no wrong | B |
Henry Lawson
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