Albert And His Savings Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DDDD EFCF EGHG DIDI JKDK BLLL DMBM BNON PBCB JBDB BDLD ALDL ADAD EEBE

One day little Albert RamsbottomA
To see 'ow much money 'e'd gotB
Stuck a knife in 'is money box slot 'oleC
And fiddled and fished out the lotB
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It amounted to fifteen and fourpenceD
Which 'e found by a few simple sumsD
Were ninety two tuppenny icesD
Or twice that in penn'orths of gumsD
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The sound of the chinkin' of moneyE
Soon brought father's 'ead round the doorF
He said Whats that there on the tableC
Albert said it were Fifteen and fourF
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You're not going to spend all that moneyE
Said Pa in an admonitory toneG
On toffee an' things for your stomachH
Said Mother Why not it's his ownG
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Said Pa Nay with that fifteen shillingsD
We'll buy National Savings and thenI
In five years we'll have seventeen and sixD
And one pound and sixpence in tenI
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Young Albert weren't what you'd call eagerJ
He saw his sweet dreams fade awayK
Ma said Let 'im 'ave the odd fourpenceD
Pa lovingly answered Nay nayK
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It's our duty in crisis what's 'appenedB
For every child woman and manL
To strain every muscle and sinewL
To raise every penny we canL
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He said Even this little fourpenceD
Might help us the Germans to drubM
Then 'e dropped the four coins in 'is pocketB
And made for the neighbouring pubM
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These words stirred the 'eart of young AlbertB
He made up 'is mind then and thereN
To take up 'is part in the strainingO
And sell everything 'e could spareN
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So off 'e went down to the junk shopP
With some toys and a flashlamp he'd gotB
And the stick with the 'orses 'ead 'andleC
He received half a crown for the lotB
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He went off to the Post Office counterJ
Where National Savings was boughtB
But found that they cost fifteen shillingsD
Which meant he were twelve and six shortB
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The little lad wasn't down 'eartedB
He went off without wastin' wordsD
And sold 'is dad's smoking companionL
And 'is Mother's glass case of stuffed birdsD
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At the Post Office counter they gave 'imA
A certificate all crisp and cleanL
Then back 'e went 'ome to his parentsD
To say what a good boy he'd beenL
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They didn't 'alf shout when he told 'emA
By Gumm but 'e were in the warsD
But at finish they 'ad to forgive 'imA
It were all done in such a grand causeD
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There's a moral of course to this storyE
That's pointing to you and to meE
Let's all be young Alberts and tendB
To defend the right to be freeE

Marriott Edgar



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