At The Tug-0-war Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDD EEFF GGAA BBHH IIGG| Twas in a tug of war where I the guvnor s hope and pride | A |
| Stepped proudly on the platform as the ringer on my side | A |
| Old dad was in his glory there it gave the old man joy | B |
| To fight a passage through the crowd and barrack for his boy | B |
| A friend came up and said to me Put out your muscles John | C |
| And pull them to eternity your guvnor s looking on | C |
| I paused before I grasped the rope and glanced around the place | D |
| And foremost in the waiting crowd I saw the old man s face | D |
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| My mates were strong and plucky chaps but very soon I knew | E |
| That our opponents had the weight and strength to pull them through | E |
| The boys were losing surely and defeat was very near | F |
| When high above the mighty roar I heard the old man cheer | F |
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| I felt my muscles swelling when the old man cheer d for me | G |
| I felt as though I d burst my heart or gain the victory | G |
| I shouted Now Together and a steady strain replied | A |
| And with a mighty heave I helped to beat the other side | A |
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| Oh how the old man shouted in his wild excited joy | B |
| I thought he d burst his boiler then a cheering for his boy | B |
| The chaps oh how they cheered me while the girls all smiled so kind | H |
| They praised me little dreaming how the old man pulled behind | H |
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| He barracks for his boy no more his grave is old and green | I |
| And sons have grown up round me since he vanished from the scene | I |
| But when the cause is worthy where I fight for victory | G |
| In fancy still I often hear the old man cheer for me | G |
Henry Lawson
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