A Jolly Beggar Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCB DDEEC FFCCC BBGGC HHIJC| Aw'm as rich as a Jew tho aw havn't a meg | A |
| But awm free as a burd an aw shak a loise leg | A |
| Aw've noa haase an noa barns soa aw nivver pay rent | B |
| But still aw feel rich for awm bless'd wi content | B |
| Aw live an awm jolly | C |
| An if it is folly | C |
| Let others be wise but aw'l follow mi bent | B |
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| Mi kitchen aw find amang th' rocks up oth moor | D |
| An at neet under th' edge ov a haystack aw snoor | D |
| An a wide spreeadin branch keeps th' cold rain off mi nop | E |
| Wol aw listen to th' stormcock at pipes up oth top | E |
| Aw live an awm jolly c | C |
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| Aw nivver fear thieves for aw've nowt they can tak | F |
| Unless it's thease tatters at hing o' mi back | F |
| An if they prig them they'll get suck'd do yo see | C |
| They'll be noa use to them for they're little to me | C |
| Aw live an awm jolly c | C |
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| Fowk may turn up ther nooas as they pass me ith rooad | B |
| An get aght oth gate as if fear'd ov a tooad | B |
| But aw laff i' mi sleeve like a snail in its shell | G |
| For th' less room they tak up ther's all th' moor for misel | G |
| Aw live an awm jolly c | C |
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| Tho philosiphers tawk an church parsons may praich | H |
| An tell us true joy is far aght ov us raich | H |
| Yet aw nivver tak heed o' ther cant o' ther noise | I |
| For he's nowt to be fear'd on at's nowt he can loise | J |
| Aw live an awm jolly c | C |
John Hartley
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