Troopin' Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCCDEFEDGHG IICC JJCC KJCC LLCCDEFEDGHG| Our Army in the East | A |
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| Troopin' troopin' troopin' to the sea | B |
| 'Ere's September come again the six year men are free | B |
| O leave the dead be'ind us for they cannot come away | C |
| To where the ship's a coalin' up that takes us 'ome to day | C |
| We're goin' 'ome we're goin' 'ome | D |
| Our ship is at the shore | E |
| An' you must pack your 'aversack | F |
| For we won't come back no more | E |
| Ho don't you grieve for me | D |
| My lovely Mary Ann | G |
| For I'll marry you yit on a fourp'ny bit | H |
| As a time expired man | G |
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| The Malabar 's in 'arbour with the Jumner at 'er tail | I |
| An' the time expired's waitin' of 'is orders for to sail | I |
| Ho the weary waitin' when on Khyber 'ills we lay | C |
| But the time expired's waitin' of 'is orders 'ome to day | C |
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| They'll turn us out at Portsmouth wharf in cold an' wet an' rain | J |
| All wearin' Injian cotton kit but we will not complain | J |
| They'll kill us of pneumonia for that's their little way | C |
| But damn the chills and fever men we're goin' 'ome to day | C |
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| Troopin' troopin' winter's round again | K |
| See the new draf's pourin' in for the old campaign | J |
| Ho you poor recruities but you've got to earn your pay | C |
| What's the last from Lunnon lads We're goin' there to day | C |
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| Troopin' troopin' give another cheer | L |
| 'Ere's to English women an' a quart of English beer | L |
| The Colonel an' the regiment an' all who've got to stay | C |
| Gawd's mercy strike 'em gentle Whoop we're goin' 'ome to day | C |
| We're goin' 'ome we're goin' 'ome | D |
| Our ship is at the shore | E |
| An' you must pack your 'aversack | F |
| For we won't come back no more | E |
| Ho don't you grieve for me | D |
| My lovely Mary Ann | G |
| For I'll marry you yit on a fourp'ny bit | H |
| As a time expired man | G |
Rudyard Kipling
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