Morrissey (One of the Des Moines Buccaneers Best)



He stepped upon the ice tonight
That's when I knew it would be all right
He held his ground, straight and true
Morrissey, red, white, and blue
Upon the edge of my seat I poise
To watch the game, despite the noise
Each time the puck, it did near
I held my breath til' it did clear
The goal was covered as best one can
But then Morrissey, he is "The Man"
As we win, I scream and yell
Yo Sioux City, go to ....
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Submitted on May 11, 2012

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBCCDDEEFB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 396
Words 84
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12

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