The Power of Steam

James McIntyre 1828 (Forres) – 1906



We now do sing a new theme,
It is prodigious power of steam ;
And our little fast steam horse,
How he works with mighty force.

Instead of hay and oats, we thrust
In his mouth chips and saw dust ;
Which heats the blood in his veins,
Then how he saws and bores and plains.

He's never troubled with the botts,
But all the time he gaily trotts,
And every day he is full able
To make many a chair and table.

Work for him is only sport,
He feels so good he oft does snort,
As he trotts along his course,
Our little frolicksome steam horse.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 05, 2023

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Scheme AABB CCDD XBEE FFBB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 529
Words 108
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

James McIntyre

James McIntyre, minstrel performer, vaudeville and theatrical actor, and a partner in the famous blackface tramp comedy duo act McIntyre and Heath. more…

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