Breitmann's Sleigh-ride Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCCC CDBDBBBB CECEDDCD DDFDDFBF CFCGBBBB ABABBHCH AFCFBIBG CJCJFFFF CFCFBFIF FGCFBCBC BFCFFFCF

Ven de winter make oos shiferA
Und de bonds is froze mit iceB
To shlide und shkate on de riferA
Mit de poys und gals is niceB
Ven de horses hafe deir bits onC
Und de roats pe vite mit shnowC
To vly in a sleigh like blitzenC
Is de yolliest dings I knowC
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Und its high hooray saidt BreitmannC
For de gals on de Dutchtown sideD
Und it's lebe hoch for de yunglinsB
Vot'll go mit de gals to rideD
Und it's hip herj for de drifersB
Vot nefer dake no oddsB
Und it's vivat for de vellersB
Vot'll shtand de apple todsB
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Der Breitmann pooled his mits onC
Der Breitmann crocked his vipE
Now its fly like dunner blitzenC
Mein shildren let 'er ripE
Like de eagles on de shtorm cloudtD
A vlyin' to deir nestD
Dere is opple yack a vaitinC
For de von dot times de restD
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Oh mein Rapp du bist de pestestD
Of horses in de landD
Dou canst trafel on de grafelF
Und canst shell it on de sandD
Oh Rapp dere's money on idD
Ton't let de Gelt go blueF
I vants you show de beoplesB
Dis tay vot you can doF
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Der Breitman mit his m dchenC
Vas in a shblentit shleighF
Fritz Laufer mit his MinaC
Vas yoosht agross de vayG
Mit pop slets und mit yoompersB
Mit horses and mit mulesB
Dere vas more ash vifty fellersB
Come mit deir ve hi culesB
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Id's Ein Zwei Drei togedderA
Dey hollered klein und grossB
Like de wind in shtormy wetterA
Stracks vent de Deutschers losB
Dey crock de vips like moosketsB
Dey ring from berg to bergH
Hooray exsglaim Hans BreitmannC
Dot sounds like GettysburgH
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Der Breitmann und der LauferA
Vere half a mile ahetF
For ven id coom to drivenC
De oder Dootch vere deadtF
Dey vly like teufel's arrowsB
Mit imps oopon em gayI
Dey killt five hoondred shbarrowsB
Vot kit indo de vayG
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Dey vly like rats und blitzenC
De fery gals vos doombJ
Und Breitmann kept his wits onC
To see vot shanse vouldt coomJ
He know'd de pace dey clipped itF
Moost enden in a shquallF
By de vay der Laufer ripped itF
Und de shteeds vere ganz eg lF
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Der Laufer he vos leadin'C
Hans Breitmann ash he goedF
Boot he tidn't see a soplin'C
Dot vos lyin' in de roadF
Id yank dem out like marplesB
Mitout a will or shallF
Hets downvarts in a shnow pankI
Vent Laufer mit his galF
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Und ash Breitmann comed oonto itF
Id kit indo his vayG
Und tossed him mit his m dchenC
Right indo Laufer's shleighF
Hans crab de reins like blitze'B
Und go ahet like sinC
Adj mein lieber FritzeB
Dis dimes I scoop you inC
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He vly avay like shvallowsB
To vhere a davern layF
Vhere de opple tod vos ploomin'C
Among de Deutschers gayF
Der Breitmann as he vonishtF
Yoost cast von look pehindF
At de lecks of Fritz und MinaC
A vafin in de windF

Charles G. Leland



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