Sheridan's Ride Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCD EFGGHHIICD JJKKLLEEMNOO PPBBIIQQHH| Ef yu ban vise and ay s'pose yu ban | A |
| Yu know 'bout Yeneral Sheridan | B |
| But maybe yu ant remember the day | C |
| Ven he yump on horse and den he say | C |
| Ay'm yust about tventy sax miles avay | D |
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| Some rebel fallers ban start big row | E |
| In Vinchester Ay ant know yust how | F |
| But ay tenk dey yump on some Yankee guys | G |
| And trying to give dem gude black eyes | G |
| So Yeneral Sheridan hear dese guns | H |
| And drank some coffee and eat some buns | H |
| And tal dis har landlord Gude by Yack | I |
| Ay skol paying my bill ven ay com back | I |
| Den he ride so fast that sune he say | C |
| Val now ay ban saxteen miles avay | D |
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| Dese cannons ban roaring gude and loud | J |
| It ban tough game for dis Yankee crowd | J |
| And Lieut Olson he tal his pal | K |
| 'Ay tank we ban due to run lak hal | K |
| So dey start to run or else retreat | L |
| Dis ban noder name for gude cold feet | L |
| And dey run so fast sum dey can go | E |
| Lak Russians luring dese Yaps yu know | E |
| Yee whiz say Sheridan Yump old hoss | M |
| Ay tenk my soldiers get double cross | N |
| Ay s'pose yure hoofs getting purty sore | O |
| But we only got 'bout sax miles more | O |
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| Val Yeneral Sheridan meet his men | P |
| And he say It's now yust half past ten | P |
| Ay hope ay skol never go to heaven | B |
| Ef dese Rebel Svedes ant licked by eleven | B |
| Yust turn round now in yure track | I |
| Come on yu fallers Ve're going back | I |
| And yu bet yure life dey vent back tu | Q |
| And put gude crimp in dis Rebel crew | Q |
| But soldiers ban careless sons of guns | H |
| And the yeneral never settled for buns | H |
William F. Kirk
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