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 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 |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| 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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