The Shut-eye Sentry Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABACDA AEAE DAFAACDC GEGH BBABAAIA BEAH JKAKDALA AEAE DBMBDCNC AAAAOPDH DEDE| Sez the Junior Orderly Sergeant | A |
| To the Senior Orderly Man | B |
| quot Our Orderly Orf'cer's hokee mut | A |
| You 'elp 'im all you can | B |
| For the wine was old and the night is cold | A |
| An' the best we may go wrong | C |
| So 'fore 'e gits to the sentry box | D |
| You pass the word along quot | A |
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| So it was quot Rounds What Rounds quot at two of a frosty night | A |
| 'E's 'oldin' on by the sergeant's sash but sentry shut your eye | E |
| An' it was quot Pass All's well quot Oh ain't 'e drippin' tight | A |
| 'E'll need an affidavit pretty badly by an' by | E |
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| The moon was white on the barricks | D |
| The road was white an' wide | A |
| An' the Orderly Orf'cer took it all | F |
| An' the ten foot ditch beside | A |
| An' the corporal pulled an' the sergeant pushed | A |
| An' the three they danced along | C |
| But I'd shut my eyes in the sentry box | D |
| So I didn't see nothin' wrong | C |
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| Though it was quot Rounds What Rounds quot O corporal 'old 'im up | G |
| 'E's usin' 'is cap as it shouldn't be used but sentry shut your eye | E |
| An' it was quot Pass All's well quot Ho shun the foamin' cup | G |
| 'E'll need etc | H |
| - | |
| 'Twas after four in the mornin' | B |
| We 'ad to stop the fun | B |
| An' we sent 'im 'ome on a bullock cart | A |
| With 'is belt an' stock undone | B |
| But we sluiced 'im down an' we washed 'im out | A |
| An' a first class job we made | A |
| When we saved 'im smart as a bombardier | I |
| For six o'clock parade | A |
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| It 'ad been quot Rounds What Rounds quot Oh shove 'im straight again | B |
| 'E's usin' 'is sword for a bicycle but sentry shut your eye | E |
| An' it was quot Pass All's well quot 'E's called me quot Darlin' Jane quot | A |
| 'E'll need etc | H |
| - | |
| The drill was long an' 'eavy | J |
| The sky was 'ot an' blue | K |
| An' 'is eye was wild an' 'is 'air was wet | A |
| But 'is sergeant pulled 'im through | K |
| Our men was good old trusties | D |
| They'd done it on their 'ead | A |
| But you ought to 'ave 'eard 'em markin' time | L |
| To 'ide the things 'e said | A |
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| For it was quot Right flank wheel quot for quot 'Alt an' stand at ease quot | A |
| An' quot Left extend quot for quot Centre close quot O marker shut your eye | E |
| An' it was quot 'Ere sir 'ere before the Colonel sees quot | A |
| So he needed affidavits pretty badly by an' by | E |
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| There was two an' thirty sergeants | D |
| There was corp'rals forty one | B |
| There was just nine 'undred rank an' file | M |
| To swear to a touch o' sun | B |
| There was me 'e'd kissed in the sentry box | D |
| As I 'ave not told in my song | C |
| But I took my oath which were Bible truth | N |
| I 'adn't seen nothin' wrong | C |
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| There's them that's 'ot an' 'aughty | A |
| There's them that's cold an' 'ard | A |
| But there comes a night when the best gets tight | A |
| And then turns out the Guard | A |
| I've seen them 'ide their liquor | O |
| In every kind o' way | P |
| But most depends on makin' friends | D |
| With Privit Thomas A | H |
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| When it is quot Rounds What Rounds quot 'E's breathin' through 'is nose | D |
| 'E's reelin' rollin' roarin' tight but sentry shut your eye | E |
| An' it is quot Pass All's well quot An' that's the way it goes | D |
| We'll 'elp 'im for 'is mother an' 'e'll 'elp us by an' by | E |
Rudyard Kipling
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