Gone by the Old Yellow road - a paradelle

                                                                                          Attribution: Bob Jenkins
Image: Yellow Brick Road (here)

The paradelle is a 4-stanza poem, where each stanza consists of 6 lines.

For the first 3 stanzas, the 1st and 2nd lines should be the same; 

the 3rd and 4th lines should also be the same; and the 5th and 6th 

lines should be composed of all the words from the 1st and 3rd lines

 and only the words from the 1st and 3rd lines.

The final stanza should be composed of all the words in the 5th and 

6th lines of the first three stanzas and only the words from the 5th 

and 6th lines of the first three stanzas  -  Brian

going for a short summer’s holiday

going for a short summer’s holiday

it had been a hard day’s night working late

it had been a hard day’s night working late

a short summer’s holiday it had been

going for a hard day’s night working late

but I left my heart in San Francisco

but I left my heart in San Francisco

beautiful flower children were on high then

beautiful flower children were on high then

my heart in San Francisco on high but

flower children were beautiful then I left

by the time I got to Phoenix she was gone

by the time I got to Phoenix she was gone

then I took the Old Yellow road alone

then I took the Old Yellow road alone

she was gone by the Old Yellow road

I got to Phoenix I then took time alone

my heart in San Francisco on high but

a short summer’s holiday it had been

she was gone by the Old Yellow road

going for a hard day’s night working late

I got to Phoenix I then took time alone

flower children were beautiful then I left

Note: Hank was at a loss starting out. Remembering 

some song titles and lyrics saved the day. Hopefully 

this is acceptable as all rules are adhered to

For Brian's hosting at d' Verse MTB where one is 

challenged to try composing a -  paradelle