The Liner She's A Lady Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCCC AADD CCBB EFCC CCGG CCCC| The Liner she's a lady an' she never looks nor 'eeds | A |
| The Man o' War's 'er 'usband an' 'e gives 'er all she needs | A |
| But oh the little cargo boats that sail the wet seas roun' | B |
| They're just the same as you an' me a plyin' up an' down | B |
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| Plyin' up an' down Jenny 'angin' round the Yard | C |
| All the way by Fratton tram down to Portsmouth 'Ard | C |
| Anythin' for business an' we're growin' old | C |
| Plyin' up an' down Jenny waitin' in the cold | C |
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| The Liner she's a lady by the paint upon 'er face | A |
| An' if she meets an accident they count it sore disgrace | A |
| The Man o' War's 'er 'usband and 'e's always 'andy by | D |
| But oh the little cargo boats they've got to load or die | D |
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| The Liner she's a lady and 'er route is cut an' dried | C |
| The Man o' War's 'er 'usband an' 'e always keeps beside | C |
| But oh the little cargo boats that 'aven't any man | B |
| They've got to do their business first and make the most they can | B |
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| The Liner she's a lady and if a war should come | E |
| The Man o' War's 'er 'usband and 'e'd bid 'er stay at home | F |
| But oh the little cargo boats that fill with every tide | C |
| 'E'd 'ave to up an' fight for them for they are England's pride | C |
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| The Liner she's a lady but if she wasn't made | C |
| There still would be the cargo boats for 'ome an' foreign trade | C |
| The Man o' War's 'er 'usband but if we wasn't 'ere | G |
| 'E wouldn't have to fight at all for 'ome an' friends so dear | G |
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| 'Ome an' friends so dear Jenny 'angin' round the Yard | C |
| All the way by Fratton tram down to Portsmouth 'Ard | C |
| Anythin' for business an' we're growin' old | C |
| 'Ome an' friends so dear Jenny waitin' in the cold | C |
Rudyard Kipling
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