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Signs

George F Joly 1944 (Providence)

I was born a trucking man                                                             
 I ride from sea to sea                                                                           
 And the signs along  the highway                                                  
 Are my only company                                                                  
 Some men were born to settle down                                           
 And raise a family                                                                        
 But I was born a trucking man                                                
 That life is not for me                                                                         
 I was born behind the wheel                                                  
 Now it's just big Mac and me                                                 
 And the signs along the highway                                                 
 That keep me company
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Written on September 12, 2003

Submitted by Okeyjoly on August 28, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCBDBABEBCB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 954
Words 69
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
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