As Good As New Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCBB DEBB FFBB GGBB| OH this is a song of the old lights that came to my heart like a hymn | A |
| And this is a song for the old lights the lights that we thought grew dim | A |
| That came to my heart to comfort me and I pass it along to you | B |
| And here is a hand to the good old friend who turns up as good as new | B |
| And this is a song for the camp fire out west where the stars shine bright | C |
| Oh this is a song for the camp fire where the old mates yarn to night | C |
| Where the old mates yarn of the old days and their numbers are all too few | B |
| And this is a song for the good old times that will turn up as good as new | B |
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| Oh this is a song for the old foe we have both grown wiser now | D |
| And this is a song for the old foe and we re sorry we had that row | E |
| And this is a song for the old love the love that we thought untrue | B |
| Oh this is a song of the dear old love that comes back as good as new | B |
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| Oh this is a song for the black sheep for the black sheep that fled from town | F |
| And this is a song for the brave heart for the brave heart that lived it down | F |
| And this is a song for the battler for the battler who sees it through | B |
| And this is a song for the broken heart that turns up as good as new | B |
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| Ah this is a song for the brave mate be he Bushman Scot or Russ | G |
| A song for the mates we will stick to for the mates who have stuck to us | G |
| And this is a song for the old creed to do as a man should do | B |
| Till the Lord takes us all to a wider world where we ll turn up as good as new | B |
Henry Lawson
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