The Emigration To New Zealand Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBAA CCDDAA EEFFAA| I ve just received a letter from a chum in Maoriland | A |
| He s working down in Auckland where he days he s doing grand | A |
| The climate s cooler there but hearts are warmer says my chum | B |
| He sends the passage money and he says I d better come | B |
| I d like to see his face again I d like to grip his hand | A |
| He says he s sure that I ll get on first rate in Maoriland | A |
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| An tho he makes the best of things it always was his style | C |
| You mostly get on better in a new land for a while | C |
| An when I see the fading line of my own native shore | D |
| I ll let it fade and never want to see it anymore | D |
| I m tire of Sydney pavements and the Western scrub and sand | A |
| I d rather fight my troubles for a change in Maoriland | A |
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| I m off to make inquiries as to when the next boat sails | E |
| I m sick of all these colonies but most of New South Wales | E |
| An if you meet a friend of mine who wants to find my track | F |
| Say you He s gone to Maoriland and isn t coming back | F |
| An should it be the landlord or the rates you understand | A |
| Just say you ll find him somewhere knocking round in Maoriland | A |
Henry Lawson
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