Good-by Bill Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEDECC BFBFCC GBGBFF| Dollar Bill that I've held so tight | A |
| Ever since payday a week ago | B |
| Shall I purchase with you tonight | A |
| A pair of seats at the vaudeville show | B |
| Hark A voice from the easy chair | C |
| Look at his shoes We must buy a pair | C |
| - | |
| Dollar Bill from the wreckage saved | D |
| Tell me how shall I squander you | E |
| Shall I be shined shampooed and shaved | D |
| Singed and trimmed 'round the edges too | E |
| Hark A voice from the easy chair | C |
| He hasn't a romper that's fit to wear | C |
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| Dollar Bill that I cherished so | B |
| Think of the cigarettes you'd buy | F |
| Turkish ones with a kick you know | B |
| Makin's eventually tire a guy | F |
| Hark A voice from the easy chair | C |
| Look at those stockings Just one big tear | C |
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| Dollar Bill it is time to part | G |
| What do I care for a vaudeville show | B |
| I'll shave myself and look just as smart | G |
| Makin's aren't so bad you know | B |
| Dollar Bill we must say good by | F |
| There on the floor is the Reason Why | F |
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