John Cornstalk Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DBBBE AFCF BBBE GAHA BBBE IJKJ BBBEJack Cornstalk lives in the Southern Land | A |
What says Cornstalk John | B |
Jack Cornstalk says in a loud firm voice | C |
Land of the South lead on | B |
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CHORUS | D |
Land of the South lead on lead on | B |
Land of the South lead on | B |
Land of the South lead on lead on | B |
Lead on Land of the South | E |
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John Bull lays claim to the Southern Land | A |
Jack is the South Land thine | F |
John Cornstalk cries in a loud firm voice | C |
The Land of the South is mine | F |
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Land of the South lead on lead on | B |
Land of the South lead on | B |
Land of the South lead on lead on | B |
Lead on Land of the South | E |
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By the long long years my father toiled | G |
In the pioneering band | A |
By the hardships of those early days | H |
I claim the Southern Land | A |
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Land of the South lead on lead on | B |
Land of the South lead on | B |
Land of the South lead on lead on | B |
Lead on Land of the South | E |
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But where shall the Land of the South lead to | I |
Where lead the nation s van | J |
Jack Cornstalk cries from his strong young heart | K |
To the Dynasty of Man | J |
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Land of the South lead on lead on | B |
Land of the South lead on | B |
Land of the South lead on lead on | B |
Lead on Land of the South | E |
Henry Lawson
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