Nothing Too Good For The Irish Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAAAB CBCCCB DBEEEB EBEEEB FBFGFB HBHHHB| It's the Emerald Isle is the beautiful land | A |
| There's nothing too good for the Irish | B |
| O'er the whole of it Nature at heaven's command | A |
| Has scattered her charms with a prodigal hand | A |
| From Skibbereen town to the Donegal strand | A |
| For there's nothing too good for the Irish | B |
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| And it's many a hero the Irish can claim | C |
| There's nothing too good for the Irish | B |
| Red Hugh put his country's invaders to shame | C |
| Owen Roe was a fighter they never could tame | C |
| As a nation the Irish have glory and fame | C |
| For there's nothing too good for the Irish | B |
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| And the Irish are noted for piety too | D |
| There's nothing too good for the Irish | B |
| In the far away time before Brian Boru | E |
| The faith by Saint Patrick was planted and grew | E |
| And the Island of Saints has had saints not a few | E |
| For there's nothing too good for the Irish | B |
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| And the best of all orators Irishmen are | E |
| There's nothing too good for the Irish | B |
| The voice of Columba was heard from afar | E |
| Burke's eloquence rolled like a conquering car | E |
| And the name of O'Connell's a radiant star | E |
| For there's nothing too good for the Irish | B |
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| And the Irishman always is witty of course | F |
| There's nothing too good for the Irish | B |
| And his wit is as genial and kind as its source | F |
| It never leaves anyone feeling the worse | G |
| He makes bulls but a good Irish bull's a white horse | F |
| For there's nothing too good for the Irish | B |
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| You are thinking no doubt to the race I belong | H |
| There's nothing too good for the Irish | B |
| You think I am Irish but that's where you're wrong | H |
| I am Scotch but our love for the Irish is strong | H |
| We gave them a saint and we'll give them a song | H |
| For there's nothing too good for the Irish | B |
W. M. Mackeracher
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