Song For Th' Hard Times, (1879.) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABABAB ABABBBBB ACDCABAB ADADDBDB ABABABAB ABABDBDB DADAEDED| Nah chaps pray dooant think it's a sarmon awm praichin | A |
| If aw tell yo some nooations at's entered mi pate | B |
| For ther's nubdy should turn a cold shoulder to taichin | A |
| If th' moral be whoalsum an th' matter be reight | B |
| We're goin throo a time o' bad trade an depression | A |
| An scoors o' poor crayturs we meet ivvery day | B |
| 'At show bi ther faces they've had a hard lesson | A |
| That's a nooation aw had as aw went on mi way | B |
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| Aw couldn't but think as throo th' streets aw wor walkin | A |
| An lukt i' shop winders whear fin'ry's displayed | B |
| If they're able to sell it we're fooils to keep tawkin | A |
| An liggin all th' blame on this slackness o' trade | B |
| Tho times may be hard yet ther's wealth aye an plenty | B |
| An if fowk do ther duty aw'll venter to say | B |
| Ther's noa reason a honest man's plate should be empty | B |
| That's a nooation aw had as aw went on mi way | B |
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| When it's freezin an snowin an cold winds are blowin | A |
| Aw see childer hawf covered wi two or three rags | C |
| As they huddle together to shelter throo th' weather | D |
| An think thersen lucky to find some dry flags | C |
| Wol others i' carriages gay wi fine paintin | A |
| Lapt up i' warm furs they goa dashin away | B |
| Do they think o' them poor little childer at's faintin | A |
| That's a nooation aw had as aw went on mi way | B |
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| All honor to them who have proved thersen willin | A |
| To help the unfortunate ones from their stooar | D |
| An if freely bestowed be it pence pound or shillin | A |
| They shall nivver regret what they've given to th' poor | D |
| An if we all do what we can for our naybor | D |
| We shall sooin drive this bitter starvation away | B |
| Till th' time when gooid wages reward honest labor | D |
| That's a nooation aw had as aw went on mi way | B |
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| But theas trubbles an trials may yet prove a blessin | A |
| If when th' sun shines agean we all strive to mak hay | B |
| An be careful to waste nowt o' drinkin an dressin | A |
| But aght ov fair wages put summat away | B |
| When adversity's claad agean hangs o'er the nation | A |
| We can wait for th' return ov prosperity's ray | B |
| An noa mooar find awr land i' this sad situation | A |
| That's a nooation aw had as aw went on mi way | B |
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| An ther's one matter mooar at aw cannot but mention | A |
| For it points aght a moral at shouldn't be missed | B |
| Can't yo see ha they use ivvery aid an invention | A |
| To grind daan yor wage when yo cannot resist | B |
| If yo strike they dooant care for yor foorced to knock under | D |
| Yor net able to live if they stop off yer pay | B |
| Will it bring workin men to ther senses aw wonder | D |
| That's a nooation aw had as aw went on mi way | B |
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| Some are lukkin for help from this chap or tother | D |
| An pinnin ther faith on pet parliament men | A |
| But to feight ther own battles finds them lots o' bother | D |
| An if help's what yo want yo mun luk to yorsen | A |
| If we're blessed wi gooid health an have brains booans an muscle | E |
| An keep a brave heart we shall yet win the fray | D |
| An be wiser an stronger for havin this tussle | E |
| That's a nooation held then an it holds to this day | D |
John Hartley
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