Breitmann About Town Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCBBDBD ECFCGHEC FBHBCCBC HCBCCCIC CHBHBHJC KBCBCHHC CHLHCILC HBBBLCBC MIFICIFC CCCCBICC CCCCCIBC LMIMHNJC OFFFBICC BMHMBHCC JBCBBCMC BJFJBHCC CCCCCIFC CHHHCIFC

Der Schwackenhammer coom to downA
Pefore de Fall vas pastB
Und by der Breitmann drawed he inC
Ash dreimals honored gastB
Led's see de sighdts In self und worldtB
Dere's 'sighdts' for him to seeD
Who Selbstanschauungsverm gen hatB
Said Breitemann said heD
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Dey vented to de Opera HausE
Und dere dey vound em blayin'C
Of Offenbach der open brookF
His show spiel Belle Hel neC
Dere's Offenbach Sebastian BachG
Mit Kaulbach dat makes dreeH
I alvays like sooch brooks ash deseE
Said Breitemann said heC
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Dey vented to de BibliothekF
Vhich Mishder Astor biltB
Some pooks vere only en broschureH
Und some vere pound und giltB
Dat makes de gold dat makes de sinnC
Mit pooks ash men ve seeC
De pest tressed vellers guilt de mostB
Said Breitemann said heC
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Dey vent to see an edidorH
Who'd shanged his flag und doonC
Und crowed oopon der oder sideB
Dat very afdernoonC
De anciends vorshipped wettercocksC
To wetter fanes pent de kneeC
Pow down mein Schwackenhammer powI
Said Breitemann said heC
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Dey vented by a panker's hauseC
Und Schwackenhammer shvoreH
He only vant a pig red shieldB
Hoong oop pefore de toorH
One side of red one side of goldB
Like de knighds in hisdorieH
De schildern of dat schild is richJ
Said Breitemann said heC
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Dey vent oonto a bicture saleK
Of frames wort' many a centB
De broperty of a shendlemanC
Who oonto Europe ventB
Don't gry he'll soon pe pack againC
Mit anoder gallerieH
He sells dem oud dwelf dimes a yearH
Said Breitemann said heC
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Dey vented to dis berson's houseC
To see his furnidureH
Sold oud at aucdion rite afayL
Beremdory und sureH
He geeps six houses all at vonceC
Each veek a sale dere peI
Gotts vot a dime his vife moost hafeL
Said Breitemann said heC
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Dey vent to vind a goot cigarH
Long dimes dey roamed apoutB
Von veller had a pran new sortB
De fery latest outB
Mein freund I dinks you errs yourselfL
De shmell ish oldt to meC
Dat Infamias Stinkadores brandB
Said Breitemann said heC
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Dey vented to de virst hotelM
De prandy make dem creepI
A trop of id's enough to makeF
A brazen monkey veepI
Dey say a viner house ash disC
Vill soon ge bildet peI
Crate Gott vot can dey mean to trinkF
Said Breitemann said heC
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Dey vented droo de Irish shtreedsC
Dey saw vrom haus to hausC
Und gountet oop 'pout more or lessC
Vive hoondred awful rowsC
If all dese liddle vights dey wasteB
Could von crate pattle peI
Gotts how de Fenian funds vouldt riseC
Said Breitmann said heC
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Dey vent to see de RidualisdsC
Who vorship Gott mit vlowersC
In hobes he'll lofe dem pack againC
In winter among de showersC
Vhen de Pacific railroat's doneC
Dis dings imbrofed vill peI
De joss sticks vill pe santal voodB
Said Breitemann said heC
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Dey vent to hear a breecher ofL
De last sensadion shtyleM
'Twas 'nough to make der teufel weepI
To see his awful shmileM
Vot bities dat der Fechter ne'erH
Vas in Th ologieN
Dey'd make him pishop in his shoorshJ
Said Breitemann said heC
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Dey vent indo a shpordin' cribO
De rowdies cloostered dickF
Dey ashk him dell dem vot o'glockF
Und dat infernal quickF
Der Breitmann draw'd his 'volver oudB
Ash gool ash gool couldt peI
Id's shoost a goin' to shdrike sixC
Said Breitemann said heC
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Dey vent polid'gal meedins nextB
Dey hear dem rant and railM
Der bresident vas a forgerH
Shoost bardoned oud of jailM
He does it oud of cratitoodB
To dem who set him vreeH
Id's Harmonie of InderesdsC
Said Breitemann said heC
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Dey vent to a clairfoyand witchJ
A plack eyed handsome maidB
She wahrsagt all deir vortunes dennC
Fife dollars gents she saidB
Dese vitches are nod of dis eart'B
Und yed are on id I seeC
Der Shakesbeare knew de preed right vellM
Said Breitemann said heC
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Dey vented to a restaurandB
Der vaiter coot a dashJ
He garfed a shicken in a vinkF
Und serfed id at a vlashJ
Dat shap knows vell shoost how to cootB
Und roon mit poulderieH
He vas copitain oonder Turchin vonceC
Said Breitemann said heC
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Dey vented to de Voman's RighdsC
Vhere laties all agreesC
De gals should all pe votersC
Und deir beaux all de voteesC
For efery man dat nefer vorksC
Von frau should vranchised peI
Dat ish de vay I solfe dis dingF
Said Breitemann said heC
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Dey vented oop dey vented downC
'Tvas like a roarin' riferH
De sighds vere here de sighds vere dereH
Und de vorldt vent on foreferH
De more ve trinks de more ve seesC
Dis vorldt a derwisch peI
Das Werden's all von whirling droonkF
Said Breitemann said heC

Charles G. Leland



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