The 'eathen Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD E FFGG EEHH EEEE CCDD EEII JJKE EELL EEEE MNOO EEEE PPQQ EEDD RRSS ETPP EEPP AALL CCDD

The 'eathen in 'is blindness bows down to wood an' stoneA
'E don't obey no orders unless they is 'is ownA
'E keeps 'is side arms awful 'e leaves 'em all aboutB
An' then comes up the regiment an' pokes the 'eathen outB
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All along o' dirtiness all along o' messC
All along o' doin' things rather more or lessC
All along of abby nay kul an' hazar hoD
Mind you keep your rifle an' yourself jus' soD
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abby nay Not now kul To morrow hazar ho Wait a bitE
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The young recruit is 'aughty 'e draf's from Gawd knows whereF
They bid 'im show 'is stockin's an' lay 'is mattress squareF
'E calls it bloomin' nonsense 'e doesn't know no moreG
An' then up comes 'is Company an' kicks 'im round the floorG
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The young recruit is 'ammered 'e takes it very 'ardE
'E 'angs 'is 'ead an' mutters 'e sulks about the yardE
'E talks o' quot cruel tyrants quot 'e'll swing for by an' byH
An' the others 'ears an' mocks 'im an' the boy goes orf to cryH
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The young recruit is silly 'e thinks o' suicideE
'E's lost 'is gutter devil 'e 'asn't got 'is prideE
But day by day they kicks 'im which 'elps 'im on a bitE
Till 'e finds 'isself one mornin' with a full an' proper kitE
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Gettin' clear o' dirtiness gettin' done with messC
Gettin' shut o' doin' things rather more or lessC
Not so fond of abby nay kul nor hazar hoD
Learns to keep 'is rifle an' 'isself jus' soD
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The young recruit is 'appy 'e throws a chest to suitE
You see 'im grow mustaches you 'ear 'im slap 'is bootE
'E learns to drop the quot bloodies quot from every word 'e slingsI
An' 'e shows an 'ealthy brisket when 'e strips for bars an' ringsI
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The cruel tyrant sergeants they watch 'im 'arf a yearJ
They watch 'im with 'is comrades they watch 'im with 'is beerJ
They watch 'im with the women at the regimental danceK
And the cruel tyrant sergeants send 'is name along for quot Lance quotE
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An' now 'e's 'arf o' nothin' an' all a private yetE
'Is room they up an' rags 'im to see what they will getE
They rags 'im low an' cunnin' each dirty trick they canL
But 'e learns to sweat 'is temper an' 'e learns to sweat 'is manL
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An' last a Colour Sergeant as such to be obeyedE
'E schools 'is men at cricket 'e tells 'em on paradeE
They sees 'em quick an' 'andy uncommon set an' smartE
An' so 'e talks to orficers which 'ave the Core at 'eartE
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'E learns to do 'is watchin' without it showin' plainM
'E learns to save a dummy an' shove 'im straight againN
'E learns to check a ranker that's buyin' leave to shirkO
An' 'e learns to make men like 'im so they'll learn to like their workO
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An' when it comes to marchin' he'll see their socks are rightE
An' when it comes to action 'e shows 'em 'ow to sightE
'E knows their ways of thinkin' and just what's in their mindE
'E knows when they are takin' on an' when they've fell be'indE
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'E knows each talkin' corpril that leads a squad astrayP
'E feels 'is innards 'eavin' 'is bowels givin' wayP
'E sees the blue white faces all tryin' 'ard to grinQ
An' 'e stands an' waits an' suffers till it's time to cap 'em inQ
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An' now the hugly bullets come peckin' through the dustE
An' no one wants to face 'em but every beggar mustE
So like a man in irons which isn't glad to goD
They moves 'em off by companies uncommon stiff an' slowD
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Of all 'is five years' schoolin' they don't remember muchR
Excep' the not retreatin' the step an' keepin' touchR
It looks like teachin' wasted when they duck an' spread an' 'opS
But if 'e 'adn't learned 'em they'd be all about the shopS
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An' now it's quot 'Oo goes backward quot an' now it's quot 'Oo comes on quotE
And now it's quot Get the doolies quot an' now the captain's goneT
An' now it's bloody murder but all the while they 'earP
'Is voice the same as barrick drill a shepherdin' the rearP
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'E's just as sick as they are 'is 'eart is like to splitE
But 'e works 'em works 'em works 'em till he feels 'em take the bitE
The rest is 'oldin' steady till the watchful bugles playP
An' 'e lifts 'em lifts 'em lifts 'em through the charge that wins the dayP
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The 'eathen in 'is blindness bows down to wood an' stoneA
'E don't obey no orders unless they is 'is ownA
The 'eathen in 'is blindness must end where 'e beganL
But the backbone of the Army is the non commissioned manL
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Keep away from dirtiness keep away from messC
Don't get into doin' things rather more or lessC
Let's ha' done with abby nay kul an' hazar hoD
Mind you keep your rifle an' yourself jus' soD

Rudyard Kipling



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