Pierrot Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCABCDECEFBGFBG HIJIGBKGBKLEGE| I work all day | A |
| Said Simple John | B |
| Myself a house to buy | C |
| I work all day | A |
| Said Simple John | B |
| But Pierrot wondered why | C |
| For Pierrrot loved the long white road | D |
| And Pierrot loved the moon | E |
| And Pierrot loved a star filled sky | C |
| And the breath of a rose in June | E |
| I have one wife | F |
| Said Simple John | B |
| And faith I love her yet | G |
| I have one wife | F |
| Said Simple John | B |
| But Pierrot left Pierrette | G |
| - | |
| For Pierrot saw a world of girls | H |
| And Pierrot loved each one | I |
| And Pierrot thought all maidens fair | J |
| As flowers in the sun | I |
| Oh I am good | G |
| Said Simple John | B |
| The Lord will take me in | K |
| Yes I am good | G |
| Said Simple John | B |
| But Pierrot's steeped in sin | K |
| For Pierrot played on a slim guitar | L |
| And Pierrot loved the moon | E |
| And Pierrot ran down the long white road | G |
| With the burgher's wife one June | E |
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