Albert's Return Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFCF GHCH AIJI KLML NOLP CQRQ ACSC NLAL NLTL LUVU QWLW NXQX CYAZ A2CEC QQLQ LB2C2D2 CQLQ TCCC| You've eard ow young Albert Ramsbottom | A |
| At the zoo up at Blackpool one year | B |
| With a stick with an orse's ead andle | C |
| Gave a lion a poke in the ear | D |
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| The name of the lion was Wallace | E |
| The poke in the ear made im wild | F |
| And before you could say Bob's yer uncle | C |
| E'd upped and e'd swallowed the child | F |
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| E were sorry the moment e done it | G |
| With children e'd always been chums | H |
| And besides e'd no teeth in his muzzle | C |
| And e couldn't chew Albert on't gums | H |
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| E could feel the lad movin' inside im | A |
| As e lay on is bed of dried ferns | I |
| And it might ave been little lad's birthday | J |
| E wished im such appy returns | I |
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| But Albert kept kickin' and fightin' | K |
| And Wallace got up feelin' bad | L |
| Decided 'twere time that e started | M |
| To stage a comeback for the lad | L |
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| Then puttin' ead down in one corner | N |
| On is front paws e started to walk | O |
| And e coughed and e sneezed and e gargled | L |
| Till Albert shot out like a cork | P |
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| Now Wallace felt better directly | C |
| And is figure once more became lean | Q |
| But the only difference with Albert Was | R |
| is face and is ands were quite clean | Q |
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| Meanwhile Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom | A |
| Ad gone back to their tea feelin' blue | C |
| Ma said I feel down in the mouth like | S |
| Pa said Aye I bet Albert does too | C |
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| Said Mother It just goes to show yer | N |
| That the future is never revealed | L |
| If I'd thowt we was goin' to lose im | A |
| I'd ave not ad is boots soled and eeled | L |
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| Let's look on the bright side said Father | N |
| Wot can't be elped must be endured | L |
| Each cloud as a silvery lining | T |
| And we did ave young Albert insured | L |
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| A knock on the door came that moment | L |
| As Father these kind words did speak | U |
| Twas the man from Prudential e'd come for | V |
| Their tuppence per person per week | U |
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| When Father saw oo ad been knockin' | Q |
| E laughed and e kept laughin so | W |
| The man said Ere wot's there to laugh at | L |
| Pa said You'll laugh and all when you know | W |
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| Excuse im for laughing said Mother | N |
| But really things appen so strange | X |
| Our Albert's been et by a lion | Q |
| You've got to pay us for a change | X |
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| Said the young man from the Prudential | C |
| Now come come let's understand this | Y |
| You don't mean to say that you've lost im | A |
| Pa said Oh no we know where e is | Z |
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| When the young man ad eard all the details | A2 |
| A purse from is pocket he drew | C |
| And e paid them with interest and bonus | E |
| The sum of nine pounds four and two | C |
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| Pa ad scarce got is and on the money | Q |
| When a face at the window they see | Q |
| And Mother cried Eee look it's Albert | L |
| And Father said Aye it would be | Q |
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| Albert came in all excited | L |
| And started is story to give | B2 |
| And Pa said I'll never trust lions | C2 |
| Again not as long as I live | D2 |
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| The young man from the Prudential | C |
| To pick up the money began | Q |
| But Father said ere wait a moment | L |
| Don't be in a urry young man | Q |
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| Then giving young Albert a shilling | T |
| E said Ere pop off back to the zoo | C |
| Get your stick with the orse's ead andle | C |
| Go and see wot the tigers can do | C |
Marriott Edgar
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