King Whiskey Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDEF GHGHHIH JKJKLMLM NONOPQP ORSRTUTU VWVXYAYA ZA2ZA2ABAB

King Whishey's father down in HellA
He rubbed his hands with gleeB
'My son on earth is doing wellA
Extremely well ' said heB
'Pile up the logs upon the blazeC
And let the furnace roarD
Another batch of Whiskey's slavesE
Is hammering at the door 'F
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The flames shot up a brilliant redG
The grid was white with heatH
A basting pot of boiling leadG
Was placed on every seatH
'Ha ha ' said Satan 'this is neatH
We have no cause to fearI
That they'll complain they did not meetH
A warm reception here '-
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King Whiskey sat upon his throneJ
His courtiers standing roundK
All meek subservient in toneJ
They bowed them to the groundK
In tribute then they handed upL
Their stores of golden wealthM
And from the reeking poison cupL
They drank King Whiskey's healthM
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And out beyond the palace gatesN
The wives and mothers standO
And breadless loudly curse the fatesN
That whiskey rules the landO
The courtiers dimly hear the cryP
But Whiskey dulls their earsQ
'Fill up let revelry run highP
We'll drown these childish fears '-
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And men there are in Whiskey's landO
Complaining times are badR
And money getting scarcer andS
But little to be hadR
And yet however bad is tradeT
And things however flatU
King Whiskey's tribute must be paidT
They can't go short of thatU
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King Whiskey's courtiers soon grow oldV
And tribute's falling shortW
The strength is gone the blood is coldV
The once clear mind distraughtX
And demons imps and grinning apesY
And glaring reptiles yellA
And loathsome forms and fearsome shapesY
All point the road to HellA
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But Whiskey's court is bright and gayZ
Nor do the ranks grow thinA2
For as the old are borne awayZ
The younger ones come inA2
King Whiskey's father down in HellA
He rubs his hands with gleeB
'My son on earth is doing wellA
Extremely well ' says heB

William Thomas Goodge



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