Baby's Got A Tooth Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDDEAFAD GHIHJGKGLFG MNMNOPQPRFS| The telephone rang in my office to day | A |
| as it often has tinkled before | B |
| I turned in my chair in a half grouchy way | A |
| for a telephone call is a bore | B |
| And I thought 'It is somebody wanting to know | C |
| the distance from here to Pekin ' | D |
| In a tone that was gruff I shouted 'Hello ' | D |
| a sign for the talk to begin | E |
| 'What is it ' I asked in a terrible way | A |
| I was huffy to tell you the truth | F |
| Then over the wire I heard my wife say | A |
| 'The baby my dear has a tooth ' | D |
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| I have seen a man jump when the horse that he | G |
| backed finished first in a well driven race | H |
| I have heard the man cheer as a matter of fact | I |
| and I've seen the blood rush to his face | H |
| I've been on the spot when good news has come | J |
| in and I've witnessed expressions of glee | G |
| That range from a yell to a tilt of the chin and | K |
| some things have happened to me | G |
| That have thrilled me with joy from my toes to | L |
| my head but never from earliest youth | F |
| Have I jumped with delight as I did when she | G |
| said 'The baby my dear has a tooth ' | - |
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| I have answered the telephone thousands of times | M |
| for messages both good and bad | N |
| I've received the reports of most horrible crimes | M |
| and news that was cheerful or sad | N |
| I've been telephoned this and been telephoned | O |
| that a joke or an errand to run | P |
| I've been called to the phone for the idlest of chat | Q |
| when there was much work to be done | P |
| But never before have I realized quite the thrill | R |
| of a message forsooth | F |
| Till over the wire came these words that I write | S |
| 'The baby my dear has a tooth ' | - |
Edgar Albert Guest
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