Gypsy Jill Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF GHGHII AJKJLL EMEMNNThey're hanging Bill at eight o' clock | A |
And millions will applaud | B |
He killed and so they have to kill | C |
Such is the will of God | D |
His brother Tom is on my bed | E |
To keep me comforted | F |
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I see his bleary blotchy face | G |
I hear his sodden snore | H |
He plans that he can take Bill's place | G |
I felt worse than a whore | H |
As in his arms I cried all night | I |
Thinking of poor Bill's plight | I |
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I keep my eyes upon the clock | A |
It nears the stroke of eight | J |
I think how bravely Bill will walk | K |
To meet his gallows fate | J |
His loaded gun is in the tent | L |
I know now what he meant | L |
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Though Tom is boastful he will wed | E |
With me no more to part | M |
I'll put a bullet through his head | E |
Another through my heart | M |
At eight stone dead we three will be | N |
Bill Tom and me | N |
Robert William Service
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