Cavalier Tunes - I. - Marching Along. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCCDD AEEFFDD AGGHI DD JEEKK DD| I | A |
| Kentish Sir Byng stood for his King | B |
| Bidding the crop headed Parliament swing | B |
| And pressing a troop unable to stoop | C |
| And see the rogues flourish and honest folk droop | C |
| Marched them along fifty score strong | D |
| Great hearted gentlemen singing this song | D |
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| II | A |
| God for King Charles Pym and such carles | E |
| To the Devil that prompts 'em their treasonous parles | E |
| Cavaliers up Lips from the cup | F |
| Hands from the pasty nor bite take nor sup | F |
| Till you're Chorus Marching along fifty score strong | D |
| Great hearted gentlemen singing this song | D |
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| III | A |
| Hampden to hell and his obsequies' knell | G |
| Serve Hazelrig Fiennes and young Harry as well | G |
| England good cheer Rupert is near | H |
| Kentish and loyalists keep we not here | I |
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| Chorus Marching along fifty score strong | D |
| Great hearted gentlemen singing this song | D |
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| IV | J |
| Then God for King Charles Pym and his snarls | E |
| To the Devil that pricks on such pestilent carles | E |
| Hold by the right you double your might | K |
| So onward to Nottingham fresh for the fight | K |
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| Chorus March we along fifty score strong | D |
| Great hearted gentlemen singing this song | D |
Robert Browning
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