Analysis of Working day
philip lacey 1956 (United Kingdom)
Wake up in the morning just as its getting light
I’m still yawning looking such a sight
The alarm clock starts ringing birds outside are singing
I’m just wondering what the day will bring
It’s a working day a working day
Got to motivate myself or I won’t get any pay
It’s a working day today
Time check on the radio tells me that it’s time to go
Arrive at the station just in time to catch my train
Problems further down the line prevent me from getting there on time
But the boss at work he’ll say I am to blame
It’s a working day a working day
Got to motivate myself or I won’t get any pay
It’s a working day today
I wish I was far from here on a beach drinking beer
I wish I was on holiday instead of working here today
My shift is over I’m heading for my home
But the boss is waiting he starts to moan
He says that I’ll get no pay it’s my fault I’m late today
Well you can shove your job where the sun don’t shine
It’s a working day a working day
Got to motivate myself or I won’t get any pay
It’s a working day today
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Metre | 110010111101 111010101 0011110111110 1110010111 101010101 111011111101 1010101 1110101111111 0110101011111 1010101011110111 10111111111 101010101 111011111101 1010101 1111111101101 111111001110101 11110110111 1011101111 11111111111101 11111110111 101010101 111011111101 1010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,039 |
Words | 211 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4, 3, 2, 4, 3 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 113 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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