Poor Old Hat Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDEFE CGCGCHCH EAEAIJIJ DCDCKCKC CCDCCACA CECECCCC| Poor old hat poor old hat like misen tha's grown | A |
| An fowk call us old fashioned an odd | B |
| But monny's the storm we have met sin that day | C |
| When aw bowt thee all shiny an snod | C |
| As aw walked along th' street wi thee peearkt o' mi broo | D |
| Fowk's manners wor cappin to see | E |
| An aw thowt it wor me they bade 'ha do yo do ' | F |
| But aw know nah they nodded at thee | E |
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| Poor old hat poor old hat aw mun cast thee aside | C |
| For awr friendship has lasted too long | G |
| Tho' tha still art mi comfort an once wor mi pride | C |
| Tha'rt despised i' this world's giddy throng | G |
| Dooant think me ungrateful or call me unkind | C |
| If another aw put i thi place | H |
| For aw think tha'll admit if tha'll oppen thi mind | C |
| Tha can bring me nowt moor but disgrace | H |
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| Poor old hat poor old hat varry sooin it may be | E |
| Aw'st be scorned an cast off like thisen | A |
| An be shoved aght o'th gate wi less kindness nor thee | E |
| An have nubdy to care for me then | A |
| But one thing aw'll contrive as tha's sarved me soa weel | I |
| An tha gave thi best days to mi use | J |
| Noa war degradation aw'll cause thee to feel | I |
| For aw'll screen thi throo scorn an abuse | J |
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| Poor old hat poor old hat if thart thrown aght o' door | D |
| Tha may happen be punced abaat th' street | C |
| For like moor things i'th world if thart shabby an poor | D |
| It wor best tha should keep aght o'th seet | C |
| Wine mellows wi age an old pots fotch big brass | K |
| An fowk rave ov antique this an that | C |
| An they worship grey stooans an old booans but alas | K |
| Ther's nubdy respects an old hat | C |
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| Poor old hat poor old hat awm reight fast what to do | C |
| To burn thi aw havnt the heart | C |
| If aw stow thi away tha'll be moth etten throo | D |
| An thart seedy enuff as tha art | C |
| Tha's long been a comfort when worn o' mi heead | C |
| Soa dooant freeat for to pairt we're net gooin | A |
| For aw'll mak on thi soils for mi poor feet asteead | C |
| An aw'll wear thi once moor i' mi shooin | A |
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| Poor old hat poor old hat ne'er repine at thi lot | C |
| If thart useful what moor can ta be | E |
| Better wear cleean away nor be idle an rot | C |
| An remember thart useful to me | E |
| Though its hard to give up what wor once dearly prized | C |
| Tha but does what all earthly things must | C |
| For though we live honored or perish despised | C |
| We're at last but a handful o' dust | C |
John Hartley
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