Analysis of Old Bull
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
When a young buck
Goes after a dame
It's expected, it's tame.
But when an old goat
Tries to get on a young goats' boat
It takes guts, it takes nerve
You gotta have the balls to serve.
And when a wise old fox
Goes after a hot young blonde
Oh, the gods must be fond
Cause it's pure damn craziness.
They walk by with a strut
Hips like a rut
Teasing old dudes like us
Just to watch us cuss
Cause we ain't getting none.
But let me tell you son,
You couldn't handle her grace
She's for a real man's embrace.
I'm the old bull, the king
And you're just a little thing.
You might have your quick thrills
But I've got the real deal skills.
Scheme | ABBCCDDEFFGHHGGIIJJKKLL |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011 11001 101011 11111 11110111 111111 11010111 010111 1100111 101111 1111100 111101 1101 101111 11111 111101 111111 1101001 1101101 101101 0110101 111111 1110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 631 |
Words | 136 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 23 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 479 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 128 |
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