My Father's Tunes Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEDE FGFGHIHI JKJKDLDL| My father had the gay good tunes the like you'd seldom hear | A |
| A whole day could he whistle them an' thin he'd up an' sing | B |
| The merry tunes an' twists o'them that suited all the year | C |
| An' you wouldn't ask but listen if yourself stood there a king | B |
| Early of a mornin' would he give The Barefoot Boy to us | D |
| An' later on The Rocky Road or maybe Mountain Lark | E |
| Trottin' to the Fair was a liltin' heart of joy to us | D |
| An' whin we heard The Coulin sure the night was never dark | E |
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| An' what's the good o' foolish tunes the moilin' folks 'ud say | F |
| It's better teach the children work an' get the crock o' gold | G |
| Thin sorra take their wisdom whin it makes them sad an' gray | F |
| A man is fitter have a song that never lets him old | G |
| A stave of Gillan's Apples or a snatch of Come Along With Me | H |
| Will warm the cockles o' your heart an' life will keep its prime | I |
| Yarra gold is all the richer whin it's Danny sing a song for me | H |
| Or what's the good o' money if you're dead afore your time | I |
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| It's sense to do your turn o' work it's healthy to be wise | J |
| An' have the little crock o' gold agin the day o' rain | K |
| But whin the ground is heaviest your heart will feel the skies | J |
| If you know a little Irish song to lift the road o' pain | K |
| The learnin' an' the wealth we have are never sad an' gray with us | D |
| The dullest times in all the year are merry as the June | L |
| For we've the heart to up an' sing Arise an' come away with us | D |
| The way my father gave it an' we laughin' in the tune | L |
Michael Earls
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