Scorflufus Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCCB AADEED FFGHHI JJKLLK| There are many diseases | A |
| That strike people's kneeses | A |
| Scorflufus is one by name | B |
| It comes from the East | C |
| Packed in bladders of yeast | C |
| So the Chinese must take half the blame | B |
| - | |
| There's a case in the files | A |
| Of Sir Barrington Pyles | A |
| While hunting a fox one day | D |
| Shot up in the air | E |
| And remained hanging there | E |
| While the hairs on his socks turned grey | D |
| - | |
| Aye Scorflufus had struck | F |
| At man beast and duck | F |
| And the knees of the world went Bong | G |
| Some knees went Ping | H |
| Other knees turned to string | H |
| From Balham to old Hong Kong | I |
| - | |
| Should you hold your life dear | J |
| Then the remedy's clear | J |
| If you're offered some yeast don't eat it | K |
| Turn the offer down flat | L |
| Don your travelling hat | L |
| Put an egg in your boot and beat it | K |
Spike Milligan
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