Boy And His Stomach Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCBB DDEE FFGG| What's the matter with you ain't I always been your friend | A |
| Ain't I been a pardner to you All my pennies don't I spend | A |
| In gettin' nice things for you Don't I give you lots of cake | B |
| Say stummick what's the matter that you had to go an' ache | B |
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| Why I loaded you with good things yesterday I gave you more | C |
| Potatoes squash an' turkey than you'd ever had before | C |
| I gave you nuts an' candy pumpkin pie an' chocolate cake | B |
| An' las' night when I got to bed you had to go an' ache | B |
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| Say what's the matter with you ain't you satisfied at all | D |
| I gave you all you wanted you was hard jes' like a ball | D |
| An' you couldn't hold another bit of puddin' yet las' night | E |
| You ached mos' awful stummick that ain't treatin' me jes' right | E |
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| I've been a friend to you I have why ain't you a friend o' mine | F |
| They gave me castor oil last night because you made me whine | F |
| I'm awful sick this mornin' an' I'm feelin' mighty blue | G |
| 'Cause you don't appreciate the things I do for you | G |
Edgar Albert Guest
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