Charley Over The Water

Walter Crane 1845 – 1915



Over the water, and over the lea,
And over the water to Charley;
And Charley loves good ale and wine,
And Charley loves good brandy,
And Charley loves a pretty girl
As sweet as sugar candy.
  
Over the water and over the sea,
And over the water to Charley;
I'll have none of your nasty beef,
Nor I'll have none of your barley.
But I'll have some of your very best flour
To make a white cake for my Charley.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aAxaxa aAxaxa
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 395
Words 81
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 6

Walter Crane

Walter Crane (15 August 1845 – 14 March 1915) was a British artist and book illustrator. more…

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