Gradely Weel Off Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDEDE FAFAAG HIHIJKAKL MNMNOPEPL QRQRNQNQ FAFAAG| Draw thi cheer nigher th' foir put th' knittin away | A |
| Put thi tooas up o'th' fender to warm | B |
| We've booath wrought enuff aw should think for a day | A |
| An a rest willn't do us mich harm | C |
| Awr lot's been a rough en an tho' we've grown old | D |
| We shall have to toil on to its end | E |
| An altho' we can booast nawther silver nor gold | D |
| Yet we ne'er stood i'th' want ov a Friend | E |
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| Soa cheer up old lass | F |
| Altho' we've grown grey | A |
| An we havn't mich brass | F |
| Still awr hearts can be gay | A |
| For we've health an contentment an soa we can say | A |
| 'At we're gradely weel off after all | G |
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| As aw coom ovver th' moor a fine carriage went by | H |
| An th' young squire wor sittin inside | I |
| An wol makkin mi manners aw smothered a sigh | H |
| As for th' furst time aw saw his young bride | I |
| Shoo wor white as a sheet an soa sickly an sad | J |
| Wol aw could'nt but pity his lot | K |
| Thinks aw old an grey yet awm richer to day | A |
| For aw've health an content i' mi cot | K |
| Soa cheer up old lass c | L |
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| Gie me th' pipe off o'th' hob an aw'll tak an odd whiff | M |
| For aw raillee feel thankful to neet | N |
| An altho' mi booans wark an mi joints are all stiff | M |
| Yet awm able to keep mi heart leet | N |
| If we've had a fair share ov th' world's trubble an care | O |
| We mun nivver forget i' times past | P |
| Ther wor allus one Friend His help ready to lend | E |
| An He'll nivver forsake us at last | P |
| Soa cheer up old lass c | L |
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| Tho' we've noa pew at th' church an we sit whear we can | Q |
| An th' sarmon we dooant understand | R |
| An th' sarvice is all ov a new fangled plan | Q |
| An th' mewsic's suppooased to be grand | R |
| We can lift up awr hearts when we come hooam at neet | N |
| As we sing th' old psalms ovver agean | Q |
| An tho' old crackt voices dooant saand varry sweet | N |
| He knows varry weel what we mean | Q |
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| Soa cheer up old lass | F |
| Altho' we've grown grey | A |
| An we havn't mich brass | F |
| Still awr hearts can be gay | A |
| For we've health an contentment an soa we can say | A |
| 'At we're gradely weel off after all | G |
John Hartley
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