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 TCCCYou'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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