To Jack Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDAD AEAEFDAD GHGHIJAJ AKLKADMD NOAOADAD AHAHAGAG| SO I ve battled it through on my own Jack | A |
| I have done with all dreaming and doubt | B |
| Though stoney to night and alone Jack | A |
| I am watching the Old Year out | B |
| I have finished with brooding and fears | C |
| Jack And the spirit is rising in me | D |
| For the sake of the old New Years Jack | A |
| And the bright New Years to be | D |
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| I have fallen in worldly disgrace Jack | A |
| And I know very well that you heard | E |
| They have blackened my name in this place Jack | A |
| And I answered them never a word | E |
| But why should I bluster or grieve | F |
| Jack So narrow and paltry they be | D |
| I knew you would never believe Jack | A |
| The lies that were said against me | D |
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| That is done which shall never be undone | G |
| And I blame not I blame not my land | H |
| But I m hearing the Calling of London | G |
| And I long for the roar of the Strand | H |
| It was always the same with our race | I |
| Jack You know how a vagabond feels | J |
| We can fight a straight man face to face Jack | A |
| But we can t keep the curs from our heels | J |
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| You know I loved women and drink Jack | A |
| And that s how the trouble began | K |
| But you know that I never would shrink | L |
| Jack From a deed that was worthy a man | K |
| I never was paltry or mean Jack | A |
| And cruel I never could be | D |
| I will give you a hand which is clean | M |
| Jack When we meet again over the sea | D |
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| I will bring a few wrinkles of care | N |
| Jack I have altered a lot I am told | O |
| The steel filings show in my hair Jack | A |
| But my heart is as young as of old | O |
| I have faith still in women and men Jack | A |
| Though selfish and blind they may be | D |
| I still have my soul and my pen Jack | A |
| And my country seems dearer to me | D |
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| I will sail when your summer sets in Jack | A |
| And good bye to my own native land | H |
| Oh I long for a glimpse of your grin Jack | A |
| And I long for the grip of your hand | H |
| We both suffered sorrow and pain Jack | A |
| And sinned in the days that are done | G |
| But we ll fight the old battle again Jack | A |
| Where the battle is worth being won | G |
Henry Lawson
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