Private Ortheris's Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAABCDC EFGF BBABBAHF BFBF IJAJABKB IFGF KHLHMNAN EFGFMy girl she give me the go onest | A |
When I was a London lad | A |
An' I went on the drink for a fortnight | A |
An' then I went to the bad | A |
The Queen she give me a shillin' | B |
To fight for 'er over the seas | C |
But Guv'ment built me a fever trap | D |
An' Injia give me disease | C |
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Chorus Ho don't you 'eed what a girl says | E |
An' don't you go for the beer | F |
But I was an ass when I was at grass | G |
An' that is why I'm 'ere | F |
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I fired a shot at a Afghan | B |
The beggar 'e fired again | B |
An' I lay on my bed with a 'ole in my 'ed | A |
An' missed the next campaign | B |
I up with my gun at a Burman | B |
Who carried a bloomin' dah | A |
But the cartridge stuck and the bay'nit bruk | H |
An' all I got was the scar | F |
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Chorus Ho don't you aim at a Afghan | B |
When you stand on the skyline clear | F |
An' don't you go for a Burman | B |
If none o' your friends is near | F |
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I served my time for a Corp'ral | I |
An' wetted my stripes with pop | J |
For I went on the bend with a intimate friend | A |
An' finished the night in the shop | J |
I served my time for a Sergeant | A |
The Colonel 'e sez No | B |
The most you'll see is a full C B | K |
An' very next night 'twas so | B |
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Chorus Ho don't you go for a Corp'ral | I |
Unless your 'ed is clear | F |
But I was an ass when I was at grass | G |
An' that is why I'm 'ere | F |
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I've tasted the luck o' the Army | K |
In barrack an' camp an' clink | H |
An' I lost my tip through the bloomin' trip | L |
Along o' the women an' drink | H |
I'm down at the heel o' my service | M |
An' when I am laid on the shelf | N |
My very worst friend from beginning to end | A |
By the blood of a mouse was myself | N |
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Chorus Ho don't you 'eed what a girl says | E |
An' don't you go for the beer | F |
But I was an ass when I was at grass | G |
An' that is why I'm 'ere | F |
Rudyard Kipling
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