An Echo From Africa Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCE AFAFGH H IJI KLKL MKMKMFMF NMNMOMO IPIPPKP| Da ruction happen by Nicko's place | A |
| Las' week in da deada da night | B |
| Da copper he very near cop da case | A |
| Accounta da fish shop fight | B |
| In da great beeg international way | C |
| Dat wrecka da oyster bar | D |
| Now Nicko he grinda da tooth an' say | C |
| 'Da white a man rule by gar ' | E |
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| Sammo da slush wit' da dark tan face | A |
| Scale an' clean a fish | F |
| Long time he toila by Nicko's place | A |
| Washa da dirty dish | F |
| But Nicko he say 'Da t'ings get slow | G |
| Dis war make da beezness slack | H |
| Dat Sammo da slush he have to go ' | - |
| So Nicko he sacka da black | H |
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| Las a night when Sammo he come for da mon' | I |
| His eye got da look like a dirt | J |
| But Nicko he say to heem like in fun | I |
| 'Take a dat black scuma da eart' ' | - |
| Den Sammo he scowl aroun' da shop | K |
| An' he grabba da long fat eel | L |
| An' he smacka poor Nicko right in da chop | K |
| So he fall head over heel | L |
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| But Nicko come up wi' da Musso glare | M |
| An' he seize a da ten poun' schnap | K |
| Ah I only wisha dat you been dere | M |
| You see a da bonza scrap | K |
| Dey smash a da souce bot smash a da chair | M |
| Dey smash a da glass partish | F |
| Dey smash a da pot plant topa da stair | M |
| An' da place all cover wit' fish | F |
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| Den Sammo he tread on da gar fish head | N |
| An' da foot fly up in da air | M |
| An' he come a down flop an' lie like dead | N |
| When he banga da head on da chair | M |
| An' Nicko he grab heem quick by da feet | O |
| An' drag heem outa da door | M |
| An' he say as he fling heem into da street | O |
| 'Dat feenish my Afric war ' | - |
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| But Nicko he same like a change man now | I |
| All over da shop he fuss | P |
| He flash a da eye an' he knit a da brow | I |
| An' he stick out da jaw like a Muss | P |
| An' he look each customer close by da face | P |
| For da sign of da bad black drop | K |
| Den he grind a da tooth if he twig da trace | P |
| 'Abyssin Get outta my shop ' | - |
Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis
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