Old Tunes Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABC DDEE FFGG| When friends are listening round me Jack to hear my dying breath | A |
| And I am lying in a sleep they say will end in death | A |
| Don t notice what the doctor says and let the nurse complain | B |
| I ll tell you how to rouse me if I ll ever wake again | C |
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| Just you bring in your fiddle Jack and set your heart in tune | D |
| And strike up Annie Laurie or The Rising of the Moon | D |
| And if you see no token of a rising in my throat | E |
| You ll need to brace your mouth old man I m booked by Charon s boat | E |
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| And if you are not satisfied that I am off the scene | F |
| Strike up The Marseillaise or else The Wearing of the Green | F |
| And should my fingers tremble not then I have crossed the line | G |
| But keep your fingers steady Jack and strike up Auld Lang Syne | G |
Henry Lawson
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