Broken Window
It wasn't you; it wasn't me,
the football fell down from a tree.
It did not fly from someone's feet,
just playing football in the street.
It wasn't me; it wasn't you,
but next door's window is cracked in two,
but was it aliens from Mars,
that came and broke our neighbours glass?
It wasn't you; it wasn't me,
but Mister Jones is so angry.
We're both looking really glum.
He's going now to tell our mum.
It wasn't me; it wasn't you
When dad gets back, what will he do?
It wasn't me; it wasn't you,
The problem is. . .that it's not true!
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Submitted on March 25, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Aabb Ccxx Aadd CcCc |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 520 |
Words | 104 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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