A Ballad Of Refreshment Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DBDC EBEC BBBC FBFC BGC FBFFF| The lady stood at the station bar | A |
| Three currants in a bun | B |
| And oh she was proud as ladies are | A |
| And the bun was baked a week ago | C |
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| For a weekly wage she was standing there | D |
| Three currants in a bun | B |
| With a prominent bust and light gold hair | D |
| And the bun was baked a week ago | C |
| - | |
| The express came in at half past two | E |
| Three currants in a bun | B |
| And there lighted a man in the navy blue | E |
| And the bun was baked a week ago | C |
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| A stout sea captain he was I ween | B |
| Three currants in a bun | B |
| Much travel had made him very keen | B |
| And the bun was baked a week ago | C |
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| A sober man and steady was he | F |
| Three currants in a bun | B |
| He called not for brandy but called for tea | F |
| And the bun was baked a week ago | C |
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| 'Now something to eat for the train is late ' | - |
| Three currants in a bun | B |
| She brought him a bun on a greasy plate | G |
| And the bun was baked a week ago | C |
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| He left the bun and he left the tea | F |
| Three currants in a bun | B |
| She charged him a shilling and let him be | F |
| And the train went on at a quarter to three | F |
| And the bun is old and weary | F |
Robert Fuller Murray
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