Follow Me 'ome Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DDBD EBFB GBHB IBBB JBKB DDBD LLDD DDBD| There was no one like 'im 'Orse or Foot | A |
| Nor any o' the Guns I knew | B |
| An' because it was so why o' course 'e went an' died | C |
| Which is just what the best men do | B |
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| So it's knock out your pipes an' follow me | D |
| An' it's finish up your swipes an' follow me | D |
| Oh 'ark to the big drum callin' | B |
| Follow me follow me 'ome | D |
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| 'Is mare she neighs the 'ole day long | E |
| She paws the 'ole night through | B |
| An' she won't take 'er feed 'cause o' waitin' for 'is step | F |
| Which is just what a beast would do | B |
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| 'Is girl she goes with a bombardier | G |
| Before 'er month is through | B |
| An' the banns are up in church for she's got the beggar hooked | H |
| Which is just what a girl would do | B |
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| We fought 'bout a dog last week it were | I |
| No more than a round or two | B |
| But I strook 'im cruel 'ard an' I wish I 'adn't now | B |
| Which is just what a man can't do | B |
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| 'E was all that I 'ad in the way of a friend | J |
| An' I've 'ad to find one new | B |
| But I'd give my pay an' stripe for to get the beggar back | K |
| Which it's just too late to do | B |
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| So it's knock out your pipes an' follow me | D |
| An' it's finish off your swipes an' follow me | D |
| Oh 'ark to the fifes a crawlin' | B |
| Follow me follow me 'ome | D |
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| Take 'im away 'E's gone where the best men go | L |
| Take 'im away An' the gun wheels turnin' slow | L |
| Take 'im away There's more from the place 'e come | D |
| Take 'im away with the limber an' the drum | D |
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| For it's 'Three rounds blank' an' follow me | D |
| An' it's 'Thirteen rank' an' follow me | D |
| Oh passin' the love o' women | B |
| Follow me follow me 'ome | D |
Rudyard Kipling
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