The Song Of The Sundowner Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EEEEFDFD GFGFCDCD HIHIJDJD| I'm the monarch of valley and hill and plain | A |
| And the king of this golden land | B |
| A continent broad is my vast domain | A |
| And its people at my command | B |
| My tribute I levy on high and low | C |
| And I chuckle at Fortune's frown | D |
| No matter how far in the day I go | C |
| I'm at home when the sun goes down | D |
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| In the drought stricken plains of the lone Paroo | E |
| When the rainless earth is bare | E |
| I take toll from the shepherd and jackeroo | E |
| And I sample their humble fare | E |
| Not a fig care I though the stock may die | F |
| And the sun cracked plains be brown | D |
| I can make for the east where the grass is high | F |
| I'm at home when the sun goes down | D |
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| When river and creek their banks o'er leap | G |
| And the flood rolls raging by | F |
| When the settlers are mourning their crops and sheep | G |
| I can watch them without a sigh | F |
| What matter to me if their fences go | C |
| If their horses and cattle drown | D |
| I can find a good meal when the sun is low | C |
| And a home when the sun goes down | D |
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| So I wander away at my own sweet will | H |
| Be it northerly south or west | I |
| When I'm hungry my paunch I can always fill | H |
| When I'm tired I can always rest | I |
| I care not what others may do or think | J |
| I'm a monarch without a crown' | D |
| I can always be sure of my food and drink | J |
| And a home when the sun goes down | D |
Thomas E. Spencer
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