Private Ortheris's Song Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AAAABCDC EFGF BBABBAHF BFBF IJAJABKB IFGF KHLHMNAN EFGF

My girl she give me the go onestA
When I was a London ladA
An' I went on the drink for a fortnightA
An' then I went to the badA
The Queen she give me a shillin'B
To fight for 'er over the seasC
But Guv'ment built me a fever trapD
An' Injia give me diseaseC
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Chorus Ho don't you 'eed what a girl saysE
An' don't you go for the beerF
But I was an ass when I was at grassG
An' that is why I'm 'ereF
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I fired a shot at a AfghanB
The beggar 'e fired againB
An' I lay on my bed with a 'ole in my 'edA
An' missed the next campaignB
I up with my gun at a BurmanB
Who carried a bloomin' dahA
But the cartridge stuck and the bay'nit brukH
An' all I got was the scarF
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Chorus Ho don't you aim at a AfghanB
When you stand on the skyline clearF
An' don't you go for a BurmanB
If none o' your friends is nearF
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I served my time for a Corp'ralI
An' wetted my stripes with popJ
For I went on the bend with a intimate friendA
An' finished the night in the shopJ
I served my time for a SergeantA
The Colonel 'e sez NoB
The most you'll see is a full C BK
An' very next night 'twas soB
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Chorus Ho don't you go for a Corp'ralI
Unless your 'ed is clearF
But I was an ass when I was at grassG
An' that is why I'm 'ereF
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I've tasted the luck o' the ArmyK
In barrack an' camp an' clinkH
An' I lost my tip through the bloomin' tripL
Along o' the women an' drinkH
I'm down at the heel o' my serviceM
An' when I am laid on the shelfN
My very worst friend from beginning to endA
By the blood of a mouse was myselfN
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Chorus Ho don't you 'eed what a girl saysE
An' don't you go for the beerF
But I was an ass when I was at grassG
An' that is why I'm 'ereF

Rudyard Kipling



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