Jealously



Killed a man
Killed a man
Watch him die
Why oh why ?
There he lay
Who's to pay?
Me me me me me
Killed a man
I tell you why
Killed a man
He had to die
Took my lady
Away from me
Jealousy
Jealousy
Oh yes it really
got to me.
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Submitted on May 09, 2015

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAbbccdAbAbddDDdd
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 205
Words 52
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 17

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