Back To The Army Again Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABB ACAC AAAA ACDC AAEE ACAC FFAA ACAC GGHA ACAC IIAA ACEC JCAA ACAJK AAAAEJAC

I'm 'ere in a ticky ulster an' a broken billycock 'atA
A layin' on the sergeant I don't know a gun from a batA
My shirt's doin' duty for jacket my sock's stickin' out o' my bootsB
An' I'm learnin' the damned old goose step along o' the new recruitsB
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Back to Army again sergeantA
Back to the Army againC
Don't look so 'ard for I 'aven't no cardA
I'm back to the Army againC
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I done my six years' service 'Er Majesty sez quot Good dayA
You'll please to come when you're rung for an' 'ere's your 'ole back payA
An' fourpence a day for baccy an' bloomin' gen'rous tooA
An' now you can make your fortune the same as your orf'cers do quotA
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Back to the Army again sergeantA
Back to the Army againC
'Ow did I learn to do right about turnD
I'm back to the Army againC
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A man o' four an' twenty that 'asn't learned of a tradeA
Beside quot Reserve quot agin' him 'e'd better be never madeA
I tried my luck for a quarter an' that was enough for meE
An' I thought of 'Er Majesty's barricks an' I thought I'd go an' seeE
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Back to the Army again sergeantA
Back to the Army againC
'Tisn't my fault if I dress when I 'altA
I'm back to the Army againC
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The sergeant arst no questions but 'e winked the other eyeF
'E sez to me quot 'Shun quot an' I shunted the same as in days gone byF
For 'e saw the set o' my shoulders an' I couldn't 'elp 'oldin' straightA
When me an' the other rookies come under the barrik gateA
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Back to the Army again sergeantA
Back to the Army againC
'Oo would ha' thought I could carry an' portA
I'm back to the Army againC
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I took my bath an' I wallered for Gawd I needed it soG
I smelt the smell o' the barricks I 'eard the bugles goG
I 'eard the feet on the gravel the feet o' the men what drillH
An' I sez to my flutterin' 'eart strings I sez to 'em quot Peace be still quotA
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Back to the Army again sergeantA
Back to the Army againC
'Oo said I knew when the troopship was dueA
I'm back to the Army againC
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I carried my slops to the tailor I sez to 'im quot None o' your lipI
You tight 'em over the shoulders an' loose 'em over the 'ipI
For the set o' the tunic's 'orrid quot An' 'e sez to me quot Strike me deadA
But I thought you was used to the business quot an' so 'e done what I saidA
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Back to the Army again sergeantA
Back to the Army againC
Rather too free with my fancies Wot meE
I'm back to the Army againC
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Next week I'll 'ave 'em fitted I'll buy me a swagger caneJ
They'll let me free o' the barricks to walk on the Hoe againC
In the name o' William Parsons that used to be Edward ClayA
An' any pore beggar that wants it can draw my fourpence a dayA
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Back to the Army again sergeantA
Back to the Army againC
Out o' the cold an' the rain sergeantA
Out o' the cold an' the rainJ
'Oo's thereK
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A man that's too good to be lost youA
A man that is 'andled an' madeA
A man that will pay what 'e cost youA
In learnin' the others their trade paradeA
You're droppin' the pick o' the ArmyE
Because you don't 'elp 'em remainJ
But drives 'em to cheat to get out o' the streetA
An' back to the Army againC

Rudyard Kipling



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