The Sing-song Of Old Man Kangaroo Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GCGC HIHI| This is the mouth filling song of the race that was run by a Boomer | A |
| Run in a single burst only event of its kind | B |
| Started by Big God Nqong from Warrigaborrigarooma | C |
| Old Man Kangaroo first Yellow Dog Dingo behind | B |
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| Kangaroo bounded away his back legs working like pistons | D |
| Bounded from morning till dark twenty five feet at a bound | E |
| Yellow Dog Dingo lay like a yellow cloud in the distance | F |
| Much too busy to bark My but they covered the ground | E |
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| Nobody knows where they went or followed the track that they flew in | G |
| For that Continent hadn't been given a name | C |
| They ran thirty degrees from Torres Straits to Leeuwin | G |
| Look at the Atlas please then they ran back as they came | C |
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| S'posing you could trot from Adelaide to the Pacific | H |
| For an afternoon's run half what these gentlemen did | I |
| You would feel rather hot but your legs would develop terrific | H |
| Yes my importunate son you'd be a Marvellous Kid | I |
Rudyard Kipling
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