Breitmann As An Uhlan. Iv. Breitmann Takes The Town Of Nancy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABBBBCBC DEAEEAEA FGBGHIBI IBEGAABA AIIIJEBE BAEAFKBL EBGBEBIB IJGJEFBF FEBEAGEG IEBEGIAI EEAEEIII EEEEEFMF AEBBBFGF EBINGBIB

O hear a wondrous shdoryA
Vot soundet like romanceB
How Breitmann mit four UhlansB
Vas dake de town of NantzB
De Fr ntschmen call it NancyB
Und dey say its fery hardC
Dat Nancy mit her soldiersB
Vas getook py gorpral's guardC
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Dey dink id vas King WilhelmD
Ash Hans ride in de downE
Und like Odin in his glorieA
Gazed derriply aroun'E
Denn mit awfool condesenchenE
He at de Fr ntschmen shtareA
Und say Ye wretsched shildrenE
Abbortez mir vodre m reA
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Hans mean de city SyndicF
Whom maire de Fr ntschmen callG
So mit a tousand soldiersB
Dey 'scort him to de HallG
In de shair of shtade dey sot himH
Der maire coom to pe heardI
Und Hans glare at him fife minutesB
Pefore he shbeak a wordI
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Den in iron dones he ooteredI
Ich temand que rentez fousB
Shai dreisig mille soldatenE
Bas loin l'ici barplooG
Aber tonnez moi ChampagnerA
Shai an soif exdrortinaireA
Apout one douzaine cart loadsB
Und dann je fous laisse faireA
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Denn he say to SchwackenhammerA
His segretair ReadI
A liddle exdra listI
Of dings de army needI
Und dell dem in Franz sischJ
Dey moost shell de neetfool downE
In less dan dwendy minudesB
Or py Gott I'll purn de townE
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Item one tousand vatchesB
Of purest gold so fairA
Dazu f nf tousand silbernE
For de gommon soldiers' wearA
Und tree dousand diamant ringF
Dey moost make tirectly comeK
We need dem for our schweetheartsB
Ven we write to em at homeL
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Von million cigarrenE
Ve'll accept ash extra boonsB
For not squeezin dem seferelyG
Dazu dwelf tousand shboonsB
Here der maire fell down in schwooninE
Denn all dat he could sayB
Vas O mon dieu de dieu dieuI
Nous voil ruin esB
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No wort der Breitmann ooteredI
He only make a sgratchJ
Calm and silend on de dapleG
Mit a liddle friction matchJ
De maire versteh de motionE
So went him to de taskF
Of raisin mong de peoplesB
Vot it vas der Breitmann askF
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So kam he mit de ringF
Dey vind dem pooty soonE
So kam he mit de vatchesB
Und avery silber spoonE
Boot ash for de champagnerA
He wept and loudly callG
Dat par dieu he hadn't anyE
For de Deutsch hafe troonk it allG
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Ja de gorporal's guart have trinketI
Efery pottle in de downE
Vhile dese negotiationsB
Oop stairs vere written downE
Boot der Breitmann sooplimelyG
Like von who nodings feltI
Said Instet of le champagnerA
Nous brentirons du geltI
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Ja wohl Donnes cent mille frankenE
C'est mir gal you knowE
Pid dem pring id in a horryA
For 'Tis dime for oos to goE
Der maire he pring de moneyE
Und der Breitmann squeeze his handI
Leb wohl dou nople brickbatI
Herzbruder in FrankenlandI
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Boot it griefes my soul to larmenE
Und I sympathize mit deinE
To pense of you mon amiE
Sans le champagner weinE
Dere will oder Deutsch pe gominE
Und it preak mine heart to dinkF
De vay dey'll bang and slang youM
If dere's no champagne to trinkF
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Cela fous fera miserA
Que she ne feux bas seeE
So vollow mes gonseill sB
Et brenez mon afisB
Shai moi deux mille boutellesB
De meilleur dat man can ashkF
Vich I will gladly sellG
Sheap as dirt ten franks a flaskF
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De maire look oop to heafenE
Wohl nodings could he sayB
Vhile oud indo de mitnightI
Der Breitmann rode afayN
Away atown de falleyG
Till noding more abbearsB
Boot de glitter of de moonlightI
De moonlight on deir spearsB

Charles G. Leland



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