King Whiskey Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDEF GHGHHIH JKJKLMLM NONOPQP ORSRTUTU VWVXYAYA ZA2ZA2ABABKing Whishey's father down in Hell | A |
He rubbed his hands with glee | B |
'My son on earth is doing well | A |
Extremely well ' said he | B |
'Pile up the logs upon the blaze | C |
And let the furnace roar | D |
Another batch of Whiskey's slaves | E |
Is hammering at the door ' | F |
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The flames shot up a brilliant red | G |
The grid was white with heat | H |
A basting pot of boiling lead | G |
Was placed on every seat | H |
'Ha ha ' said Satan 'this is neat | H |
We have no cause to fear | I |
That they'll complain they did not meet | H |
A warm reception here ' | - |
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King Whiskey sat upon his throne | J |
His courtiers standing round | K |
All meek subservient in tone | J |
They bowed them to the ground | K |
In tribute then they handed up | L |
Their stores of golden wealth | M |
And from the reeking poison cup | L |
They drank King Whiskey's health | M |
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And out beyond the palace gates | N |
The wives and mothers stand | O |
And breadless loudly curse the fates | N |
That whiskey rules the land | O |
The courtiers dimly hear the cry | P |
But Whiskey dulls their ears | Q |
'Fill up let revelry run high | P |
We'll drown these childish fears ' | - |
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And men there are in Whiskey's land | O |
Complaining times are bad | R |
And money getting scarcer and | S |
But little to be had | R |
And yet however bad is trade | T |
And things however flat | U |
King Whiskey's tribute must be paid | T |
They can't go short of that | U |
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King Whiskey's courtiers soon grow old | V |
And tribute's falling short | W |
The strength is gone the blood is cold | V |
The once clear mind distraught | X |
And demons imps and grinning apes | Y |
And glaring reptiles yell | A |
And loathsome forms and fearsome shapes | Y |
All point the road to Hell | A |
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But Whiskey's court is bright and gay | Z |
Nor do the ranks grow thin | A2 |
For as the old are borne away | Z |
The younger ones come in | A2 |
King Whiskey's father down in Hell | A |
He rubs his hands with glee | B |
'My son on earth is doing well | A |
Extremely well ' says he | B |
William Thomas Goodge
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