Bill's Prayer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGAGA HIHIJAKA LMNMOPOQ| I never thought that Bill could say | A |
| A proper prayer | B |
| 'Twas more in his hard bitten way | A |
| To cuss and swear | B |
| Yet came the night when Baby Ted | C |
| Was bitter ill | D |
| I tip toed to his tiny bed | C |
| And there was Bill | D |
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| Aye down upon his bended knees | E |
| I heard him cry | F |
| O God don't take my kiddy please | E |
| Don't let him die | F |
| Then softly so he would not see | G |
| I shrank away | A |
| He would have been so shamed for me | G |
| To see him pray | A |
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| Men folk are queer Bill acts up tough | H |
| Yet how it's odd | I |
| When things are looking downright rough | H |
| He tunes to God | I |
| The Parson and the Priest be darned | J |
| I've heard him say | A |
| Yet when his baby is concerned | K |
| He's quick to pray | A |
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| Maybe it's gentle parent hood | L |
| That gives us grace | M |
| And in its sacrificial mood | N |
| Uplifts the race | M |
| Of sentiment all self above | O |
| That goodness sums | P |
| I think the saving best is Love | O |
| For little ones | Q |
Robert William Service
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