To-morrow Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFEGFHIHIJFJAF KLMLNFNAF| When you re suffering hard for your sins old man | A |
| When you wake to trouble and sleep ill | B |
| Oh this is the clack of the middle class | C |
| Win back the respect of the people | D |
| You are weak you re a fool or a drunken brute | E |
| When you re deep in trouble and sorrow | F |
| But walk down the street in a decent suit | E |
| And their hats will be off to morrow Old Chap | G |
| And their hats will be off to morrow | F |
| They cant and they cackle Redeem the Past | H |
| Who never had past worth redeeming | I |
| Your soul seems dead but you ll find at last | H |
| That somewhere your soul lay dreaming | I |
| You may stagger down hill in a beer stained coat | J |
| You may loaf you may cadge and borrow | F |
| But walk down the street with a ten pound note | J |
| And their hats will be off to morrow Old Man | A |
| Yes their hats will be off to morrow | F |
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| But stick to it man for your old self s sake | K |
| Though to brood on the past is human | L |
| Hold up for the sake of the mate who was true | M |
| And the sake of the Other Woman | L |
| And as for the rest you may take off your hat | N |
| And banish all signs of sorrow | F |
| You may take their hands but in spite of that | N |
| Can they win your respect to morrow Old Man | A |
| Can they win your respect to morrow | F |
Henry Lawson
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