Th' Honest Hard Worker. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEDE FGDGGGGG HIDIHJHJ KLDLMHHH NHGHDONO DNDNMPCP HQHRMSHS| It's hard what poor fowk mun put up wi' | A |
| What insults an snubs they've to tak | B |
| What bowin an scrapin's expected | C |
| If a chap's a black coit on his back | B |
| As if clooas made a chap ony better | D |
| Or riches improved a man's heart | E |
| As if muck in a carriage smell'd sweeter | D |
| Nor th' same muck wod smell in a cart | E |
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| Give me one hard workin an' honest | F |
| Tho' his clooas may be greasy and coorse | G |
| If it's muck 'at's been getten bi labor | D |
| It doesn't mak th' man onny worse | G |
| Awm sick o' thease simpering dandies | G |
| 'At think coss they've getten some brass | G |
| They've a reight to luk daan at th' hard workers | G |
| An' curl up their nooas as they pass | G |
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| It's a poor sooart o' life to be leadin | H |
| To be curlin an partin ther hair | I |
| An seekin one's own fun and pleasure | D |
| Nivver thinkin ha others mun fare | I |
| It's all varry weel to be spendin | H |
| Ther time at a hunt or a ball | J |
| But if th' workers war huntin an doncin | H |
| Whativer wod come on us all | J |
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| Ther's summat beside fun an frolic | K |
| To live for aw think if we try | L |
| Th' world owes moor to a honest hard worker | D |
| Nor it does to a rich fly bi sky | L |
| Tho' wealth aw acknowledge is useful | M |
| An' awve oft felt a want on't misen | H |
| Yet th' world withaat brass could keep movin | H |
| But it wodn't do long withaat men | H |
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| One truth they may put i' ther meersham | N |
| An smoke it that is if they can | H |
| A man may mak hooshuns o' riches | G |
| But riches can ne'er mak a man | H |
| Then give me that honest hard worker | D |
| 'At labors throo mornin to neet | O |
| Tho' his rest may be little an seldom | N |
| Yet th' little he gets he finds sweet | O |
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| He may rank wi' his wealthier brother | D |
| An rank heigher aw fancy nor some | N |
| For a hand 'at's weel hoofed wi' hard labor | D |
| Is a passport to th' world 'at's to come | N |
| For we know it's a sin to be idle | M |
| As man's days i' this world are but few | P |
| Then let's all wi' awr lot be contented | C |
| An continue to toil an to tew | P |
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| For ther's one thing we all may be sure on | H |
| If we each do awr best wol we're here | Q |
| 'At when th' time comes for reckonin we're called on | H |
| We shall have varry little to fear | R |
| An at last when we throw daan awr tackle | M |
| An are biddin farewell to life's stage | S |
| May we hear a voice whisper at partin | H |
| Come on lad Tha's haddled thi wage | S |
John Hartley
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