The Burning Of The People's Variety Theatre, Aberdeen Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFG AAHH IIAA JJKK LLJJ JJAA| 'Twas in the year of and on the th of September | A |
| Which many people in Aberdeen will long remember | A |
| The burning of the People's Variety Theatre in Bridge Place | B |
| Because the fire spread like lightning at a rapid pace | B |
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| The fire broke out on the stage about eight o'clock | C |
| Which gave to the audience a very fearful shock | C |
| Then a stampede ensued and a rush was made pell mell | D |
| And in the crush trying to get out many people fell | D |
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| The stage flies took fire owing to the gas | E |
| Not having room enough by them to pass | E |
| And with his jacket Mr Macaulay tried to put out the flame | F |
| But oh horrible to relate it was all in vain | G |
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| Detective Innes who was passing at the time of the fire | A |
| Rendered help in every way the audience could desire | A |
| By helping many of them for to get out | H |
| Which was a heroic action without any doubt | H |
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| Oh it was a pitiful and fearful sight | I |
| To see both old and young struggling with all their might | I |
| For to escape from that merciless fire | A |
| While it roared and mounted higher and higher | A |
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| Oh it was horrible to hear the cries of that surging crowd | J |
| Yelling and crying for Help help aloud | J |
| While one old woman did fret and frown | K |
| Because her clothes were torn off when knocked down | K |
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| A lady and gentleman of the Music Hall company Monti Spry | L |
| Managed to make their escape by climbing up very high | L |
| To an advertisement board and smashing the glass of the fanlight | J |
| And squeezed themselves through with a great fight | J |
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| But accidents will happen both on sea and land | J |
| And the works of the Almighty is hard to understand | J |
| And thank God there's only a few has fallen victims to the fire | A |
| But I hope they are now in Heaven amongst the Heavenly choir | A |
William Topaz Mcgonagall
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