The Corner Man Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCBDEDEFE GHGHIH JKJKLK MCMCMC NONOPO| I dreamt a dream at the midnight deep | A |
| When fancies come and go | B |
| To vex a man in his soothing sleep | A |
| With thoughts of awful woe | B |
| I dreamed that I was the corner man | C |
| Of a nigger minstrel show | B |
| I cracked my jokes and the building rang | D |
| With laughter loud and long | E |
| I hushed the house as I softly sang | D |
| An old plantation song | E |
| A tale of the wicked slavery days | F |
| Of cruelty and wrong | E |
| - | |
| A small boy sat on the foremost seat | G |
| A mirthful youngster he | H |
| He beat the time with his restless feet | G |
| To each new melody | H |
| And he picked me out as the brightest star | I |
| Of the black fraternity | H |
| - | |
| Oh father he said what would we do | J |
| If the corner man should die | K |
| I never saw such a man did you | J |
| He makes the people cry | K |
| And then when he likes he makes them laugh | L |
| The old man made reply | K |
| - | |
| We each of us fill a very small space | M |
| On the great creation's plan | C |
| If a man don't keep his lead in the race | M |
| There's plenty more that can | C |
| The world can very soon fill the place | M |
| Of even a corner man | C |
| - | |
| I woke with a jump rejoiced to find | N |
| Myself at home in bed | O |
| And I framed a moral in my mind | N |
| From the words the old man said | O |
| The world will jog along just the same | P |
| When the corner men are dead | O |
Banjo Paterson
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
About The Corner Man
The Corner Man is a poem by Banjo Paterson. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
Write your comment about The Corner Man poem by Banjo Paterson
Best Poems of Banjo Paterson